Format
HF
Helms, Finn
🇩🇪FIDE 16249143· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Finn Helms, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 2134 — just 19 short of his peak of 2153 (Jun 2025, age 16) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2032 and 2153 over the past 2 years. 71 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A, Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open A.
At junior level, he reached World #45 in U12, World #25 in U10 and #40, #16 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz—
All-time high
2153
−19 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#716 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jun 2026
40th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2137
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2153
at age 16 · −19 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Sep 2024
16th German U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2096
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2113 → 2134
Tournaments
13
57 games
Score
35/ 5761.4%
29W12D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2283 | +55.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #21 | 2012 | -34.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1284 | -22.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1309 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #37 | 2229 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2117 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1274 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #17 | 2095 | -13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2811 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2172 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,373
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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