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Helving, Yuval

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FIDEFIDE 2803224· Male· Israel· Born in 1965

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Yuval Helving, a 61-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1987. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Championship Quarterfinal Shoham 2026, Alef Hol B 4-5, and Alef Hol B 2-3. Also played 4 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including WSG 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 136-month break between Jan 2002 and Jun 2013. His peak of 2130 was reached at age 48 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

1987

Standard

Rpd1974·Blz2033

All-time high

2130

−143 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 48

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#29,636

#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
23rd Israeli 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1987
Jun 2026
2022
24th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2042
Apr 2022
2020
24th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2085
Jul 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 53
Feb 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1991 → 2074
Jul 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alon Cohen 2,057
Israeli Championship Quarterfinal Shoham 2026 · May 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Best comeback
Alef Hol B 2-3
finished #2 (seeded #19 of 100)
Evolution
+48
1939 → 1987
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
12/ 1675.0%
11W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israeli Championship Quarterfinal Shoham 2026
Swiss
May 20267/10#32034+21.0
Alef Hol B 6
Team
May 20261/1#62730+9.4
Alef Hol B 4-5
Team
Apr 20261/2#101918-2.2
Alef Hol B 2-3
Team
Jan 20262/2#22600+12.8
Alef Hol B 1
Team
Jan 20261/1#122568+6.8

Rankings

/
Israel
#428
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
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