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Burkhardt, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 4619145· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Holger Burkhardt, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2126 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open, and Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A. Also played 3 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 1 blitz events (including Bezirksblitzeinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025) recently. He took a 33-month break between Sep 2011 and Jul 2014. His peak of 2183 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd2003·Blz1930
All-time high
2183
−57 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 49
Apr 2016 · age 49
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,132 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1999 → 2068
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
May 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Dec 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 52
May 2019
2016
All-time peak 2183
at age 49 · −57 from today
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2095 → 2126
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
18W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #11 | 2137 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2116 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #25 | 2222 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #11 | 2119 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,453
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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