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Ruf, Helmut

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FIDEFIDE 4695666· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Helmut Ruf, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1668. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - EST Mars, Team 2026 - EST Janvier, and Team 2026 - EST Decembre. His peak of 1709 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1668

Standard

Rpd1689·Blz1685

All-time high

1709

−41 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 68

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#121,455

#121,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
All-time peak 1709
at age 68 · −41 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1454 → 1702
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1584 → returned at 1590
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Patrick Dieterle 1,654
Team 2026 - EST Novembre · Nov 2025 · +9.4 Elo
Evolution
-31
1699 → 1668
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPatrick Dieterle1,654·Team 2026 - EST Novembre·R2·+9.4
2.[W]vsFrederic Roos1,595·Team 2026 - EST Janvier·R7·+7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - EST Mars
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2321626-1.0
Team 2026 - EST Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#512395+8.2
Team 2026 - EST Decembre
Team
Dec 20250/1#487778-12.6
Team 2026 - EST Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#942454+9.8
Open du Club ELO-Strasbourg (Oberhausbergen) 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#881564-35.4
Worst Elo result: Open du Club ELO-Strasbourg (Oberhausbergen) 2025 (-35.4 Elo, finished #88).

Rankings

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Germany
#11,154
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#84,079
in continent
World
#121,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
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4
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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9
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10
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11154🇩🇪Ruf, Helmut1,668
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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