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Freiknecht, Holger

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FIDEFIDE 4661710· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Holger Freiknecht, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1810. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025, and 42. Muensterland-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including NSV 1901 Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 175 months (2004–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2076 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2002).

Current rating

1810

Standard

Rpd1833·Blz—

All-time high

2076

−266 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 45

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#73,192

#73,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 67
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1822 → 1906
Sep 2024
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 1983
Jun 2019
2004
Inactive for 175 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2031
Oct 2004
2002
All-time peak 2076
at age 45 · −266 from today
Oct 2002
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2066
Oct 2002

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Max, Dr. Gebhardt 1,998
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-69
1879 → 1810
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
17.5/ 3550.0%
13W9D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristof Wulfken1,984·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R2·+12.6
2.[W]vsRon Keshet1,782·42. Muensterland-Open·R5·+7.7
3.[W]vsElvin Bachschisade1,722·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·+6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/6#851788-27.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#3441884+13.8
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/3#642507-40.8
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#1451722-28.6
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#422229+14.2
Worst Elo result: Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025 (-40.8 Elo, finished #64).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,629
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#53,093
in continent
World
#73,191
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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