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Ruck, Helmut
🇦🇹FIDE 1616030· Male· Austria· Born in 1953
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Helmut Ruck, a 73-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1736. He has fluctuated between 1720 and 1806 over the past 2 years. 72 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Austria Open 2026 Herbert Titz Gedenkturnier, Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 3. Klasse Round 10-11, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 3. Klasse Round 7-8. His peak of 1859 was reached at age 58 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1833·Blz1828
All-time high
1859
−123 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 58
Sep 2011 · age 58
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
49th Austrian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1806
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1651 → 1794
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1695 → returned at 1666
Feb 2020
2019
72nd Austrian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1738
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1736 → 1736
Tournaments
24
66 games
Score
32.5/ 6649.2%
21W27D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2397 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #71 | 1670 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1604 | -8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | — | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 1712 | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #7 | 1453 | -18.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #42 | 1579 | -15.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2450 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 968 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1720 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFranz Roehrbacher
🇦🇹AUT·1720
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWolfram Lentner
🇦🇹AUT·1722
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFranz Mayrhuber
🇦🇹AUT·1760
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBarbara Schwarhofer
🇦🇹AUT·1622
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlexander Kutschker
🇦🇹AUT·1656
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Austria
#2,244
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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