Frank Holzke (born July 8, 1971) is a German chess grandmaster.
| Frank Holzke | |
|---|---|
 Holzke in 2008 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | July 8, 1971 Cologne, Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2439 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2526 (July 2009) |
Chess career
editIn 1998, Holzke was joint winner of the Wichern Open alongside Daniel Fridman.
In 2009, Holzke played in Group C of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, where he finished 6th and defeated Wesley So, Manuel Bosboom, Roeland Pruijssers, and Manuel León Hoyos.[2]
In November 2022, Holzke was leading the World Senior Chess Championship after the fifth round alongside Rogelio Antonio Jr., Darcy Lima, and Maxim Novik.[3] He finished the tournament in 8th place.[4][5]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
- ^ Staff writer(s) (2 February 2009). "Standings grandmaster group C 2009". Tata Steel Chess.
- ^ "GM Joey Antonio shares the lead of FIDE Senior Chess Championship". BusinessWorld. November 20, 2022.
- ^ "30th World Senior Chess Championship 2022 Open 50+ - Player info Holzke Frank". November 26, 2022.
- ^ "30th World Senior Chess Championship 2022 Open 50+ - Final Ranking crosstable after 11 Rounds".
- ^ "Frank Holzke: Von der Stellung zum Zug".
- ^ "Frank Holzke".
