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Cardon, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 1000365· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1963

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Helmut Cardon, a 63-year-old Dutch International Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8. His peak of 2407 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2016); he also reached Dutch #43 in Apr 2006.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 38).

Current rating

2278

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2407

−129 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 53

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#154 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
86th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2348
Sep 2024
2020
83rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2397
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2397 → returned at 2395
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 55
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 55
Apr 2018
2016
3rd Dutch 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2404
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michiel BosmanIM 2,306
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-28
2306 → 2278
Tournaments
12
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
4W10D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#1112102-2.3
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1152285+0.1
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#822168-1.5
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#2282916+2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1182158-1.7
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#1421458-5.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#8382104-2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#292913+2.7
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#952134-2.0
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252.5/7#4462109-17.7
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-17.7 Elo, finished #446).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#154
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#3,211
in continent
World
#4,787
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
154🇳🇱Cardon, Helmut2,278
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
3211🇳🇱Cardon, Helmut2,278
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4787🇳🇱Cardon, Helmut2,278