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Helsen, Paul
🇧🇪FIDE 289132· Male· Belgium· Born in 1957
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Paul Helsen, a 69-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1612. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Flobas Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 3 Ronde 3, Flobas Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 3 Ronde 2, and Flobas Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 1 Ronde 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Flobas Rapid Chess 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz du 22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025) recently. His peak of 1726 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1546·Blz1559
All-time high
1726
−114 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 68
Apr 2025 · age 68
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#141,791
#141,791 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1726
at age 68 · −114 from today
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1726 · at age 68
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-111
1723 → 1612
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
2W1D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1462 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 962 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 879 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/2 | #6 | 879 | -41.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2217 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,265
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#95,528
in continent
World
#141,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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