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Varain, Ernst-Helmuth
🇩🇪FIDE 4649648· Male· Germany· Born in 1955
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Ernst-Helmuth Varain, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1981. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 16 months (2014–2015), 24 months (2015–2017) and 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2135 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2135
−154 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 51
Jul 2006 · age 51
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,623
#30,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2023
100 career games
at age 68
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2065 → returned at 2063
May 2019
2015
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2086 → returned at 2085
Oct 2015
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2086
May 2014
2012
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
May 2012
2008
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2105
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1996 → 1981
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
0W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2050 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1257 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 1906 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1967 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1235 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,561
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,631
in continent
World
#30,623
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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