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Frank Holzke
Holzke in 2008
Country	Germany
Born	(1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 53) Cologne, Germany
Title	Grandmaster (2008)
FIDE rating	2426 (December 2024)
Peak rating	2526 (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.

In November 2022, Holzke was leading the World Senior Chess Championship after the fifth round alongside Rogelio Antonio Jr., Darcy Lima, and Maxim Novik. He finished the tournament in 8th place.

Publications

Holzke has also written a book on chess strategy.

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".

• Living people
• 1971 births
• German chess players
• Chess Grandmasters
• Sportspeople from Cologne