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HJ
Helmer, Janos
🇷🇴FIDE 1201239· Male· Romania· Born in 1957
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Janos Helmer, a 69-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2003. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cluj Chess Marathon Open - 12th ed., Romania National Amateur Championship 2026, and Cluj-Napoca Chess Weekend - 2nd ed.. Also played 6 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 6 blitz events (including HALLOWEEN CHESS - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Oct 2005 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2293 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2004, Romanian #92 at the time).
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd1987·Blz2092
All-time high
2293
−290 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 47
Jan 2004 · age 47
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 69
Mar 2026
2025
8th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2017
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1922 → 2017
Dec 2025
2018
14th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2050
Dec 2018
2016
500 career games
at age 59
May 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1956 → 2003
Tournaments
11
79 games
Score
54.5/ 7969.0%
43W23D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsTudor-Mihai Cruceru-Uceanu2,043·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League·R5·+11.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 1925 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2090 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 1989 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #4 | 1808 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1999 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2129 | +32.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #28 | 2067 | +30.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2131 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 1850 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2055 | +29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDan-Calin Ambru
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+15 −7 =64
86 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIonel Miron
🇷🇴ROU·1951
+17 −7 =13
37 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTudor Osianu
🇷🇴ROU·1953
+13 −4 =13
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicolae Sandru
🇷🇴ROU·1761
+22 −2 =1
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCodrut-Constantin FlorescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2188
+1 −7 =15
23 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
/
Romania
#270
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#19,967
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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