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Bruns, Kai-Christian

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FIDEFIDE 12938025· Male· Germany· Born in 1999

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Kai-Christian Bruns, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 2178 — just 3 short of his peak of 2181 (Feb 2025, age 26) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open. He took a 106-month break between May 2015 and Apr 2024.

At junior level, he reached #62 and #47 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

2178

Standard

Rpd2042·Blz2155

All-time high

2181

−3 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 26

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,393 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 2181
at age 26 · −3 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Dec 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Jun 2024
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
2015
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1924
May 2015
100 career games
at age 16
May 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open
perf 2248 (+81) · 5/7 · #13
Top opponent
vs Tobias KuegelIM 2,388
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open · Jan 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+36
2142 → 2178
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
18.5/ 3061.7%
14W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#2902204+8.2
Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261/1#442691+3.4
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/7#132248+18.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 A
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#282106-7.2
Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#162131-1.4
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025 A-Gruppe
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#122218+14.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#984
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,639
in continent
World
#9,393
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
984🇩🇪Bruns, Kai-Christian2,178
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
6639🇩🇪Bruns, Kai-Christian2,178
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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9393🇩🇪Bruns, Kai-Christian2,178