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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 1837. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 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

1837

Standard

Rpd1833·Blz—

All-time high

2076

−239 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 45

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,133

#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −239 from today
Oct 2002
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2066
Oct 2002

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arnd Rosskothen 2,079
65. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft · May 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-52
1889 → 1837
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
13W10D12L
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
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArwin Mirmoini1,537·Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025·R4·-16.8
2.[L]vsPatrick Leopold1,626·Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025·R3·-15.1
3.[L]vsBatuhan Topal1,715·42. Muensterland-Open·R4·-14.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
65. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
May 20254/4#1142535-10.4
Worst Elo result: Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025 (-40.8 Elo, finished #64).

Rankings

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Germany
#6,870
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2,767
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2,759
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65133🇩🇪Freiknecht, Holger1,837