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Holdo, Karl
🇳🇿FIDE 4304586· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1972
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Karl Holdo, a 54-year-old player, is rated 1729 — just 3 short of his peak of 1732 (Oct 2025, age 53). He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025, Merv Morrison Memorial 2025, and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz1696
All-time high
1732
−3 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 53
Oct 2025 · age 53
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
6th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1729
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1732
at age 53 · −3 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1368 → 1720
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 51
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1711 → 1729
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
17.5/ 3353.0%
13W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #15 | 2635 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #25 | 1860 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #29 | 2094 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 1728 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #24 | 1824 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #27 | 1702 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 1690 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothy Huy Minh Ha
🇳🇿NZL·1772
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJacob Barry
🇳🇿NZL·1573
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJunqing Jerome Tao
🇳🇿NZL·1864
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAnnie Yue
🇳🇿NZL·1704
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsPhilip Mukkattu
🇳🇿NZL·1577
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#179
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,020
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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