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Helmbrecht, Paul
🇩🇪INACTIVE · since May 2025FIDE 16270932· Male· Germany· Born in 2007
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Paul Helmbrecht, a 19-year-old German player, is rated 1934. He plays around 16 rated games per year. Also played 1 rapid event (including Niederbayerische Schnellschachmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 1988 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2024).
At junior level, he reached #74 and #88 nationally in U18 and U12.
Current rating
1934
Standard
Rpd1933·Blz1749
All-time high
1988
−54 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 17
Aug 2024 · age 17
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,105
#40,105 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1934 → still inactive
May 2025
100 career games
at age 18
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1712 → 1988
Oct 2024
74th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1988
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1988
at age 17 · −54 from today
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1934 → 1934
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #23 | 2078 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,634
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#29,886
in continent
World
#40,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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