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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 1596. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈25/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

1596

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1705

−109 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 87

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#148,530

#148,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −109 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

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open
perf 1683 (+75) · 3/7 · #47
Top opponent
vs Petra Grabowski 1,806
44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier B-Open · May 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-56
1652 → 1596
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
14.5/ 4135.4%
8W13D20L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20262/4#1691567-15.8
44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier B-Open
Swiss
May 20262/4#201753-5.8
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
Worst Elo result: 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 B-Turnier (-43.0 Elo, finished #71).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,487
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#99,120
in continent
World
#148,517
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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