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Bruun, Henrik Emil
🇩🇰FIDE 1410334· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Henrik Emil Bruun, a 56-year-old Danish player, is rated 1859. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, The Rooky Monthly FIDE Rated February 2026 - Standard Open, and 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open). He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 14 months (2006–2007) and 75 months (2018–2024). His peak of 2123 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2016).
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz—
All-time high
2123
−264 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 46
Mar 2016 · age 46
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
57th Danish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2031
Sep 2024
2018
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 2092 → returned at 2031
Apr 2018
2016
46th Danish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2121
Nov 2016
All-time peak 2123
at age 46 · −264 from today
Mar 2016
2015
48th Danish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2115
Aug 2015
Crossed 2100
at age 45
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
1916 → 1859
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
15/ 3641.7%
11W8D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKarsten Eivind Nielsen1,867·The Rooky Monthly FIDE Rated September 2025 - Standard Open·R5·+8.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/8 | #234 | 1823 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #7 | 1661 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #78 | 1900 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1918 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #121 | 1877 | -15.0 |
Worst Elo result: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) (-28.4 Elo, finished #78).
Most-Played Opponents
vsThore Nyboe Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·2035
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsPeter Wieth-Klitgaard
🇩🇰DEN·2183
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsBent Vestergaard
🇩🇰DEN·2033
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsJohn Holm Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1930
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsAnders Bering
🇩🇰DEN·1954
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,078
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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