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Helander, Benjamin
🇫🇮FIDE 514101· Male· Finland· Born in 1999
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Benjamin Helander, a 27-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2005 — just 1 short of his peak of 2006 (Nov 2025, age 26). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 4-5, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2.
At junior level, he reached #8, #5 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1916
All-time high
2006
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 26
Nov 2025 · age 26
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
41st Finnish 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2006
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2006
at age 26 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1980
Feb 2020
2018
8th Finnish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1994
Sep 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1983 → 2005
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
5W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 1966 | -1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2782 | +10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2222 | +12.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#253
out of 813 players
Europe
#19,740
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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