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Hellers, Ferdinand

GM🇸🇪

FIDEFIDE 1700022· Male· Sweden· Born in 1969

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Ferdinand Hellers, a 57-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2581 — just 24 short of his peak of 2605 (Jan 2001, age 32) and ranked 2nd among Swedish players, and 210th worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009), 24 months (2009–2011), 89 months (2011–2018), 46 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9. Also played 10 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 5 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He reached World #83 in Apr 2001 and has been in Swedish top 3 for 78 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 32).

Current rating

2581

Standard

Rpd2332·Blz2364

All-time high

2605

−24 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Swedish players · of 2,924
National top 3 since Jan 2001

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
78 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 78 months · since Jan 2001
Jun 2026
5th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2581
Apr 2026
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2578 → returned at 2581
Jan 2025
2024
9th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2589
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2592 → returned at 2595
Jan 2020
2019
10th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2601
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kaan KucuksariIM 2,440
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9 · Mar 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
+3
2578 → 2581
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsKaan KucuksariIM2,440·Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9·R9·+3.1
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9
Team
Mar 20261/1#543240+3.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2487
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJung Min SeoIM
🇸🇪SWE·2488
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIvans Kolesnikovs
🇱🇻LAT·1978
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJaan EhlvestGM
🇺🇸USA·2534
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Sweden
#2
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#114
in continent
World
#210
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Sweden
1
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5
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6
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2,487
7
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2,474
8
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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9
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10
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114🇸🇪Hellers, Ferdinand2,581
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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210🇸🇪Hellers, Ferdinand2,581