Florian Handke

Florian Handke
Handke in 2016
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) March 22, 1982 (age 44)
Cologne, Germany
Chess career
CountryGermany
TitleGrandmaster (2003)
FIDE rating2517 (October 2026)
Peak rating2556 (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.

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.

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.

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

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

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"".