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Kleissl, Helmut
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1604147· Male· Austria· Born in 1966
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Helmut Kleissl, a 60-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2238 and sitting in the top 3% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 36-month break between Nov 2021 and Dec 2024. Recent standard appearances include Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7-8, and Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Sued) and 1 blitz events (including Oberbayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2338 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2005, Austrian #62 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd2225·Blz2120
All-time high
2338
−100 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 39
Jul 2005 · age 39
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#104 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
17 entries2025
11th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2255
Nov 2025
2021
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2230
Nov 2021
2017
17th Austrian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2262
Dec 2017
2012
13th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2306
Mar 2012
2010
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Sep 2010
2009
21st Austrian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2291
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2255 → 2238
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2298 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2245 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 1967 | -12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1590 | -6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2249 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHansjoerg Blaas
🇦🇹AUT·2169
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSiegfried NeuschmiedFM
🇦🇹AUT·2209
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsFlorian GattererFM
🇮🇹ITA·2197
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsThomas ReichIM
🇩🇪GER·2244
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsWilfried Hoellrigl
🇦🇹AUT·2054
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#104
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#4,333
in continent
World
#6,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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