Format
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Handke, Florian, Dr.
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4634527· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Florian, Dr. Handke, a 44-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2517 and ranked 24th among German players, and 466th worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2556 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2012); he also reached World #384 in Apr 2013.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 21) and IM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U20.
Current rating
2517
Standard
Rpd2514·Blz2511
All-time high
2556
−39 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 30
Sep 2012 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24
#24 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
16 entries2023
38th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2536
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2540 → returned at 2539
Apr 2020
2013
500 career games
at age 31
Jun 2013
Peak World rank: #384
at age 31 · rated 2556
Apr 2013
Peak German rank: #15
at age 31 · rated 2556
Jan 2013
2012
All-time peak 2556
at age 30 · −39 from today
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2526 → 2517
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #169 | 1811 | -7.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 3116 | +5.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #95 | 2313 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#24
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#271
in continent
World
#466
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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