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Scherer, Helmut
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4615816· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Helmut Scherer, a 57-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2218 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2010–2013), 53 months (2015–2019) and 56 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2332 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2007).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 45).
Current rating
2218
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2264
All-time high
2332
−114 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 38
Jul 2007 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,249 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
59th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2253
Sep 2025
2024
67th German 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2254
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2266 → returned at 2254
Jan 2020
2019
78th German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2278
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2278 → returned at 2278
May 2015
2014
FM title awardedFM
at age 45
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2253 → 2218
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
0W5D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2328 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2022 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1495 | -8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1348 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2053 | -5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #79 | 1490 | -9.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2191 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#722
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,041
in continent
World
#7,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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