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Helsen, Steff

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FIDEFIDE 205338· Male· Belgium· Born in 1979

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Steff Helsen, a 47-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2041. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 17de Open Landens Rapidtoernooi 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 66 months (2014–2019) and 65 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2194 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2009, Belgian #90 at the time).

Current rating

2041

Standard

Rpd2081·Blz—

All-time high

2194

−153 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 30

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#21,803

#21,803 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
20th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2064
Oct 2025
2022
16th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2076
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2064
Apr 2020
2014
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2075
Apr 2014
2010
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Nov 2010
2009
Peak Belgian rank: #90
at age 30 · rated 2194
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Victor Magold 2,129
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11 · Apr 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
-35
2076 → 2041
Tournaments
10
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#7662129+2.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#4862850+10.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#4352643+5.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#15111501-3.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#10361236-10.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Belgium
#265
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#16,038
in continent
World
#21,803
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
265🇧🇪Helsen, Steff2,041
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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16038🇧🇪Helsen, Steff2,041
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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21803🇧🇪Helsen, Steff2,041