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Berresheim, Helmut
🇩🇪FIDE 4636996· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Helmut Berresheim, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 2033. He has fluctuated between 2018 and 2088 over the past 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe B) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 57 months (2007–2012), 27 months (2012–2014) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2206 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2033
Standard
Rpd2070·Blz—
All-time high
2206
−173 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 25
Jul 2001 · age 25
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,841
#22,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2051 → 2088
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 47
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2107
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Aug 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2050 → 2033
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
8W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #829 | 2029 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3156 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2017 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #110 | 1381 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #23 | 1953 | -17.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,665
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#16,813
in continent
World
#22,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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