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Helstroffer, Arnaud
🇫🇷FIDE 621560· Male· France· Born in 1979
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Arnaud Helstroffer, a 47-year-old French player, is rated 2150 and sitting in the top 3% of French players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale. Also played 3 rapid (including Circuit 54 Etape Nr 7 2025 Vandoeuvre) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently. He took a 96-month break between Mar 2017 and Apr 2025. His peak of 2296 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
2150
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz1949
All-time high
2296
−146 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 27
Jan 2006 · age 27
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#581 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
12 entries2026
47th French 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2153
May 2026
2017
Inactive for 96 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2111
Mar 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Sep 2016
2015
58th French 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2181
Apr 2015
2006
96th French 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2296
Jan 2006
All-time peak 2296
at age 27 · −146 from today
Jan 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
2128 → 2150
Tournaments
12
31 games
Score
24/ 3177.4%
21W6D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChristoph FrickFM2,117·23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A·R4·+9.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKarim Chinoune2,005·23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A·R7·-14.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2106 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2141 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #303 | 2485 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #153 | 2692 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #297 | 2633 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #179 | 1143 | -15.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2397 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #561 | 2464 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #91 | 2415 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #681 | 2659 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
France
#581
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#8,054
in continent
World
#11,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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