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Kummer, Helmut
IM🇦🇹FIDE 1601016· Male· Austria· Born in 1965
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Helmut Kummer, a 61-year-old Austrian International Master, is rated 2157 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Burgenland Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10, Burgenland Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9. Also played 3 rapid (including Austrian Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Austrian Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2008); he also reached Austrian #23 in Jul 2001.
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 44) and FM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2075·Blz2023
All-time high
2402
−245 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 43
Jul 2008 · age 43
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,778 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2026
18th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2163
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Mar 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 59
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Feb 2023
2021
7th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2281
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2191 → 2157
Tournaments
15
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
8W14D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 2074 | -5.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2799 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2121 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 2303 | +1.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2048 | -1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1916 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2750 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1999 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2174 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #32 | 1439 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRene Schwab
🇦🇹AUT·2131
+6 −7 =5
18 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsGerhard SchrollIM
🇦🇹AUT·2171
+2 −6 =9
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGerald HechlFM
🇦🇹AUT·2182
+3 −9 =4
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAco AlvirIM
🇦🇹AUT·2257
+0 −6 =9
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndreas BachofnerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2101
+1 −0 =12
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#205
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#7,700
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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