Florian Handke

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Florian Handke
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Handke in 2016
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) March 22, 1982 (age 43)
Cologne, Germany
Chess career
Country Germany
Title Grandmaster (2003) [1]
FIDE   rating 2520 (January 2026)
Peak rating 2556 (July 2012)

Dr. Florian Handke is a German chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In November 1999, he finished in 8th place at the World Youth Chess Championship. [2]

In December 2001, he finished in second place at the German Individual Championship, half a point behind grandmaster Christopher Lutz. This was also his first GM norm. [3]

In December 2002, he finished in third place at the German Individual Championship, behind grandmasters Thomas Luther and Alexander Graf. This marked his final GM norm. [4]

He earned the Grandmaster title in 2003, achieving his norms at the: [1]

In the 2018/2019 season of Chess Bundesliga, he played for Team Aachen on board 9. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark. "8) World Youth Championships".
  3. ↑ "73. Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft 2001".
  4. ↑ "74. Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft 2002".
  5. ↑ "Saison 2018-2019 – Team Aachen – "jung und hungrig"".
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