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Pfaff, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 16238370· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Helmut Pfaff, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1439. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025, 22. RLP-Senioren-Open, and XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft Rheinhessen 2026) recently. His peak of 1529 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1439

Standard

Rpd1423·Blz—

All-time high

1529

−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#207,627

#207,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1219 → 1529
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1529
at age 68 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1310 → returned at 1275
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Herbert, Dr. Schmid 1,796
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe B · Jun 2025 · +17.0 Elo
Evolution
-55
1494 → 1439
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
1.5/ 217.1%
1W1D19L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsViraj Sarawgi1,475·XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe B·R4·-10.5
2.[L]vsJoanne Beitz1,466·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R5·-10.0
3.[L]vsStefan Kraemer1,592·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R6·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20250/6#192930-25.8
22. RLP-Senioren-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/7#941240-29.4
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe B
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/5#821436-9.2
Worst Elo result: 22. RLP-Senioren-Open (-29.4 Elo, finished #94).

Rankings

/
Germany
#14,029
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#125,826
in continent
World
#207,379
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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14029🇩🇪Pfaff, Helmut1,439
Europe
1
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