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Gottwald, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 24631264· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Helmut Gottwald, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1680. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2017) and 34 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland and 2. Holledauer Schachopen. His peak of 1800 was reached at age 69 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1680

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1800

−120 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 69

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#117,165

#117,165 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 69
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1800
at age 69 · −120 from today
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1659 → 1799
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1635 → returned at 1659
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Werner Lohr 1,848
2. Holledauer Schachopen · Feb 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-20
1700 → 1680
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
4W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJulian Pfeiffer1,491·1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland·R2·+5.0
2.[D]vsWerner Lohr1,848·2. Holledauer Schachopen·R7·+4.1
3.[D]vsUlrich Glueck1,737·2. Holledauer Schachopen·R2·+1.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/3#1191705-18.2
2. Holledauer Schachopen
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#782203-3.6
Worst Elo result: 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland (-18.2 Elo, finished #119).

Rankings

/
Germany
#10,915
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#81,561
in continent
World
#117,160
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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10915🇩🇪Gottwald, Helmut1,680
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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7
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8
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9
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10
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81561🇩🇪Gottwald, Helmut1,680
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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117160🇩🇪Gottwald, Helmut1,680