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Buerger, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 12913120· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Helmut Buerger, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2066 — just 11 short of his peak of 2077 (Jul 2025, age 55) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 47. Rheinlandmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier A and 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2015–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

2066

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2077

−11 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 55

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,876 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 2077
at age 55 · −11 from today
Jul 2025
2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2047
May 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
May 2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2057
May 2017
2015
Crossed 2000
at age 45
May 2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2071
May 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eric Berres 2,088
47. Rheinlandmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier A · Mar 2026 · +10.6 Elo
Evolution
-2
2068 → 2066
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
47. Rheinlandmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier A
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/7#62019-11.4
15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/7#172102+9.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,182
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,815
in continent
World
#18,876
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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2,587
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2182🇩🇪Buerger, Helmut2,066
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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13815🇩🇪Buerger, Helmut2,066
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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18876🇩🇪Buerger, Helmut2,066