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Scheide, Helmut
🇩🇪FIDE 4655567· Male· Germany· Born in 1937
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Helmut Scheide, a 89-year-old German player, is rated 1845. He has slipped back 91 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landeseinzelmeisterschaft Senioren Brandenburg 2026, 38. Potsdamer Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier, and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2047 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2047
−202 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 64
Jan 2001 · age 64
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
54th German 80+ player
at age 87 · rated 1951
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1829 → 1951
Sep 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1909
Sep 2019
2016
73rd German 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1992
Jul 2016
2009
100 career games
at age 72
Sep 2009
2005
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2019 → returned at 2022
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-91
1936 → 1845
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
11W19D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #46 | 1741 | -22.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 2057 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #19 | 2576 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #181 | 1771 | -55.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #34 | 1866 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,727
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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