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GM Frank Holzke

Full name

Frank Holzke

Born

1/1/1971 (age 53)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Fianchetto Variation (15 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Classical Defense (10 games)

English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Mecking Variation (10 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (9 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (9 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Frank Holzke (2460) Murad Abdulla (2332)	1-0	80	2024
Frank Holzke (2460) Arthur De Winter (2409)	1-0	26	2024
Frank Holzke (2450) Kirill Shoshin (2277)	1-0	36	2024
Frank Holzke (2450) Enrico Follesa (2241)	1-0	57	2024
Frank Holzke (2439) Roman Lukac (2063)	1-0	38	2024
Frank Holzke (2439) Chito Garma (2217)	1-0	37	2024
Frank Holzke (2460) Stefan Bekker (2274)	0-1	56	2024
Frank Holzke (2439) Renzo Mantovani (2207)	0-1	69	2024
Frank Holzke (2460) Luuk Baselmans (2323)	½-½	56	2024
Frank Holzke (2460) Arthur Pijpers (2441)	½-½	11	2024

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Live Chess Ratings

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Gold For Nunn, Sturua, Gaprindashvili, Berend At World Senior Championships

European Championship: 10 players in the lead, 7 defaulted

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