Frank Holzke

Frank Holzke
Holzke in 2008
CountryGermany
Born (1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 53)
Cologne, Germany
TitleGrandmaster (2008)[1]
FIDE rating2426 (December 2024)
Peak rating2526 (July 2009)

Frank Holzke (born July 8, 1971) is a German chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In 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

Holzke has also written a book on chess strategy.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (2 February 2009). "Standings grandmaster group C 2009". Tata Steel Chess.
  3. ^ "GM Joey Antonio shares the lead of FIDE Senior Chess Championship". BusinessWorld. November 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "30th World Senior Chess Championship 2022 Open 50+ - Player info Holzke Frank". November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "30th World Senior Chess Championship 2022 Open 50+ - Final Ranking crosstable after 11 Rounds".
  6. ^ "Frank Holzke: Von der Stellung zum Zug".
  7. ^ "Frank Holzke".