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Seeber, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 24686786· Male· Germany· Born in 1937

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Helmut Seeber, a 89-year-old German player, is rated 1618. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27. NordWest-Cup Open B, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open, and 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1705 was reached at age 87 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1618

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1705

−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 87

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#139,509

#139,509 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 89
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1508 → 1682
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 87
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1705
at age 87 · −87 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1659 → returned at 1625
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 82
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open
perf 1683 (+75) · 3/7 · #47
Top opponent
vs Peter Koths 1,812
43. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnis-Turnier B-Open · May 2025 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
-51
1669 → 1618
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
15.5/ 4236.9%
9W13D20L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/7#1051646+8.6
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/7#471683+15.8
8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#711500-43.0
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/2#712499-17.4
38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/6#1711655-22.6
Worst Elo result: 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier (-43.0 Elo, finished #71).

Rankings

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Germany
#11,893
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#94,296
in continent
World
#139,500
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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5
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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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...
11893🇩🇪Seeber, Helmut1,618
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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94296🇩🇪Seeber, Helmut1,618
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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139500🇩🇪Seeber, Helmut1,618