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Helmer, Jan
CM🇩🇪FIDE 12956686· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Jan Helmer, a 23-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2219 — just 26 short of his peak of 2245 (Jan 2026, age 23) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 14 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, HSK-Osteropen 2026, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 2 rapid (including Burkhard-Mentz-Memorial 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Offene Bremer Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #32, #69, #69, #38, #29 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2219
Standard
Rpd2058·Blz2180
All-time high
2245
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 23
Jan 2026 · age 23
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,197 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2026
All-time peak 2245
at age 23 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Apr 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Feb 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2024
2023
32nd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2192
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2224 → 2219
Tournaments
14
65 games
Score
39.5/ 6560.8%
35W18D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2160 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #22 | 2046 | -22.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2253 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #27 | 2254 | +10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2204 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1426 | -10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2407 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #12 | 2172 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2914 | +6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2906 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#721
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,001
in continent
World
#7,197
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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