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Hellen, Bo-Erik
🇫🇮FIDE 513261· Male· Finland· Born in 1962
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Bo-Erik Hellen, a 64-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2046 — just 16 short of his peak of 2062 (Mar 2016, age 54) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 6, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 5, and III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 50. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2021 and Nov 2022.
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2062
−16 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 54
Mar 2016 · age 54
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
100 career games
at age 63
Dec 2025
2023
23rd Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2048
Sep 2023
2022
28th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2039
Dec 2022
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2019 → returned at 2033
Oct 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Oct 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2007 → 2046
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
12W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2135 | +20.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1143 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2755 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #14 | 2204 | +18.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2122 | +6.2 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#198
out of 813 players
Europe
#15,603
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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