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Helbig, Mark
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4675622· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Mark Helbig, a 52-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2231 and 2280 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, and 3. ChessGeeks-Winter-Special A-Turnier. His peak of 2366 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2009).
Awarded FM in 2004 (age 30).
Current rating
2231
Standard
Rpd2282·Blz2214
All-time high
2366
−135 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 35
Jul 2009 · age 35
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#638 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2025
55th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2266
Nov 2025
2023
28th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2307
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2291
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Nov 2019
2018
25th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2361
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2251 → 2231
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | 2162 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #28 | 2148 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2199 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 1987 | -14.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #59 | 2241 | -1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #42 | 3002 | +8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2957 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDamian Graczyk
🇵🇱POL·2156
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsSlawomir Kedzierski
🇵🇱POL·1990
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsGusztav Oltean
🇭🇺HUN·1982
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsMateusz Sypien
🇵🇱POL·2254
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
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Germany
#638
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,567
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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