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Helmer, Jan

Standard: 2276 Rapid: 2058 Blitz: 2220 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 12956686 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 2003 Age: 23

Title: CM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 50 Wins: 17 (34%) Draws: 18 (36%) Losses: 15 (30%)

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As White 22 games 9W 6D 7L

Bogo-Indian Defense 4 games 0W 1D 3L

Retreat Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L

(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L

Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Semi-Slav Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L

Quiet Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L

Meran Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Dutch Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Stonewall Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Warsaw Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Catalan Opening 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Open Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Classical Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Dzindzi-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Positional Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Schallopp Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Smyslov Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Rossolimo Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

As Black 15 games 5W 6D 4L

Sicilian Defense 11 games 3W 4D 4L

Closed 4 games 0W 3D 1L

Traditional 3 games 0W 2D 1L

Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 0W 1D 2L

(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L

Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Portsmouth Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

McDonnell Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Wing Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Marshall Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L

London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L

with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Cambridge Springs Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 169

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.06.29 · 67. Qc4 (−95.1% win chance) 1-0

Steiner, Daniel

Helmer, Jan

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2025.06.29 · 32... Bd7 (−40.6% win chance) 0-1

Helmer, Jan

Klettke, Wolfgang

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2025.06.29 · 52... Kxh5 (−33.1% win chance) 0-1

Helmer, Jan

Klettke, Wolfgang

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2025.07.07 · 42... Re2 (−33% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Helmer, Jan

Knuedel, Torben

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Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.06.14	Round 5: Langrock, Hannes - Helmer, Jan	5.2	2026.06.14 Langrock, Hannes (4655290) (2341)	½	98.80%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4
2026.06.14	Round 4: Helmer, Jan - Carlstedt, Jonathan	4.1	2026.06.14 Carlstedt, Jonathan (24614386) (2430)	½	88.90%	1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 f6
2026.05.23	Round 3: Helmer, Jan - Beerdsen, Thomas	3.9	2026.05.23 Beerdsen, Thomas (1030108) (2518)	0	88.30%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2026.05.23	Round 2: Helmer, Jan - Gurevich, Mikhail	2.2	2026.05.23 Gurevich, Mikhail (200930) (2554)	½	98.40%	1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5
2026.02.25	42e Open de Cappelle	6.15	2026.02.25 Degraeve, Jean-Marc (600270) (2503)	0	86.40%	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
2026.02.23	42e Open de Cappelle	4.10	2026.02.23 Bacrot, Alexandre (26076837) (2457)	0	89.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2025.07.23	Round 9: Helmer, Jan - Dreelinck, Jacob	9.5	2025.07.23 Dreelinck, Jacob (250511) (2266)	0	87.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2025.07.22	Round 7: Helmer, Jan - Goossens, Hanne	7.7	2025.07.22 Goossens, Hanne (200468) (2122)	1	95.40%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.07.21	Round 6: Szajbely, Zsigmond - Helmer, Jan	6.3	2025.07.21 Szajbely, Zsigmond (711691) (2298)	½	92.60%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2025.07.21	Round 5: Helmer, Jan - De Jong, Jasper	5.7	2025.07.21 De Jong, Jasper (1008340) (2084)	1	98.70%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.07.20	Round 3: Helmer, Jan - Smekens, Ruben	3.11	2025.07.20 Smekens, Ruben (210447) (2033)	½	91.20%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.07.07	Round 8: Knuedel, Torben - Helmer, Jan	8.1	2025.07.07 Knuedel, Torben (16208820) (2364)	½	88.20%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5
2025.06.29	Round 9: Helmer, Jan - Polenz, Fredrik	9.2	2025.06.29 Polenz, Fredrik (4675223) (1946)	0	87.40%	1. d4 f5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6
2025.06.29	Round 7: Nechitaylo, Nikita - Helmer, Jan	7.2	2025.06.29 Nechitaylo, Nikita (34138161) (2276)	1	95.10%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5
2025.06.29	Round 6: Helmer, Jan - Roy, Amritesh	6.3	2025.06.29 Roy, Amritesh (5033390) (2018)	1	96.40%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.06.29	Round 5: Klettke, Wolfgang - Helmer, Jan	5.5	2025.06.29 Klettke, Wolfgang (24628549)	1	82.10%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2025.06.29	Round 4: Helmer, Jan - Steiner, Daniel	4.7	2025.06.29 Steiner, Daniel (34619542) (1989)	1	61.50%	1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
2025.06.29	Round 3: Wetterau, Nathanael - Helmer, Jan	3.2	2025.06.29 Wetterau, Nathanael (34667288) (1858)	0	89.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4
2025.06.29	Round 2: Helmer, Jan - Gerlach, Vincent	2.4	2025.06.29 Gerlach, Vincent (34626590) (1708)	1	95.30%	1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6
2025.06.29	Round 1: Sviridov, Vitaliy - Helmer, Jan	1.3	2025.06.29 Sviridov, Vitaliy (16277481) (1739)	1	89.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5
2025.06.26	Round 8: Schneider, Ilja - Helmer, Jan	8.1	2025.06.26 Schneider, Ilja (4663306) (2429)	½	99.00%	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
2025.04.18	Round 2: Helmer, Jan - Tadic, Stefan	2.35	2025.04.18 Tadic, Stefan (958980) (2419)	½	98.20%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2024.11.17	Round 5: Helmer, Jan - Bruns, Kai-Christian	5.3	2024.11.17 Bruns, Kai-Christian (12938025) (2088)	1	90.00%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2024.11.17	Round 4: Poetsch, Hagen - Helmer, Jan	4.2	2024.11.17 Poetsch, Hagen (24615137) (2502)	0	82.70%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2024.11.16	Round 3: Helmer, Jan - Meiwes, Thore	3.3	2024.11.16 Meiwes, Thore (16201256) (2112)	1	98.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6
2024.11.16	Round 2: Jacobi, Felix-Hagen - Helmer, Jan	2.4	2024.11.16 Jacobi, Felix-Hagen (1270475) (2063)	1	86.60%	1. e4 c5 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7
2024.11.15	Round 1: Helmer, Jan - Hammerl, Jonas	1.4	2024.11.15 Hammerl, Jonas (16222040) (1914)	1	97.40%	1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Nd7
2024.11.02	Round 8: Helmer, Jan - Pasti, Zsombor	8.45	2024.11.02 Pasti, Zsombor (799173) (2074)	0	81.40%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2024.07.21	Round 9: Zeller, Frank - Helmer, Jan	9.2	2024.07.21 Zeller, Frank (4613007) (2326)	½	92.80%	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
2024.07.20	Round 8: Helmer, Jan - Schulz, Karsten	8.5	2024.07.20 Schulz, Karsten (4611446) (2176)	1	95.80%	1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Nbd7
2024.07.19	Round 6: Pascual, Diego - Helmer, Jan	6.3	2024.07.19 Pascual, Diego (110876) (2054)	1	94.40%	1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 Nf6
2024.07.18	Round 5: Helmer, Jan - Matthaei, Jakob	5.4	2024.07.18 Matthaei, Jakob (16240421) (2055)	½	99.00%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
2024.07.16	Round 7: Helmer, Jan - Hacker, Jonas	7.1	2024.07.16 Hacker, Jonas (1270968) (2374)	½	97.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
2024.07.16	Round 1: Helmer, Jan - Friedrich, Karl	1.4	2024.07.16 Friedrich, Karl (12961426) (1864)	0	90.10%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
2024.03.31	Grenke Open	6.14	2024.03.31 Lavrencic, Matic (14637847) (2322)	0	88.40%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
2024.03.30	new tournament description	4.48	2024.03.30 Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (2409143) (2376)	0	83.10%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2025.11.23	Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025	7.6	2025.11.23 Mastiuk, Ivan (34163956) (1948)	½	93.10%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
2023.07.16	Czech Open 2023 - E	7.11	2023.07.16 Eret, Jonas (364495)	1	97.10%	1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6
2023.07.16	Czech Open 2023 - E	6.3	2023.07.16 Straka, Vojtech	0	88.70%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.07.15	Czech Open 2023 - E	4.11	2023.07.15 Jirousek, Jan (378771)	½	96.90%	1. Nf3 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6
2023.07.14	Czech Open 2023 - E	3.11	2023.07.14 Lojek, Marek (358649)	½	98.80%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
2023.07.14	Round 2: Jan Helmer - Artem Mametev		2023.07.14 Artem Mametev	½	96.70%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2023.07.14	Round 1: Michael Strnad - Jan Helmer		2023.07.14 Michael Strnad	1	91.50%	1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6
2023.01.08	Round 7 \| MT: Jan Helmer - Lucas Kiesel		2023.01.08 Lucas Kiesel	1	94.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.01.07	Lower Saxony Championship \| Masters	6	2023.01.07 Becker, Stefan (2128)	½	94.80%	1. Nf3 f5 2. b3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
2023.01.07	Lower Saxony Championship \| Masters	5	2023.01.07 Neumann, Ingo (1917)	½	86.80%	1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. f4 g6
2023.01.06	Round 4 \| MT: Jan Helmer - Marius Nürenberg		2023.01.06 Marius Nürenberg	0	86.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7
2023.01.06	Round 3 \| MT: Jacob von Estorff - Jan Helmer		2023.01.06 Jacob von Estorff	0	91.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
2023.01.05	Lower Saxony Championship \| Masters	2	2023.01.05 Gentemann, Moritz (4688007) (2180)	0	86.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7
2023.01.05	Round 1 \| MT: Jan Helmer - Torben Knüdel		2023.01.05 Torben Knüdel	½	96.20%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5