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Bartels, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 4618572· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Holger Bartels, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1970. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2013–2016), 16 months (2017–2018) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2181
−211 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 44
Jul 2004 · age 44
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2027
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2050
Jun 2017
2013
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2124
May 2013
2007
100 career games
at age 47
Oct 2007
2005
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2145 → 2177
Jan 2005
2004
All-time peak 2181
at age 44 · −211 from today
Jul 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1954 → 1970
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
1W7D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2060 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2010 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1972 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2026 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2038 | +2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1955 | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2177 | +5.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,787
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,169
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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