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Grueter-Schmid, Helen
🇨🇭FIDE 1338030· Female· Switzerland· Born in 1957
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Helen Grueter-Schmid, a 69-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1684 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019) and 29 months (2023–2026). Recent appearances: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1684
at best
Mar 2026 · age 69
Mar 2026 · age 69
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1684
at age 69
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1423 → 1661
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1435 → returned at 1674
Aug 2023
98th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1423
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1661 → 1684
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
3W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #753 | 2462 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | — | +13.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,198
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#80,708
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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