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Diesen, Bruce

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FIDEFIDE 1500139· Male· Norway· Born in 1956

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Bruce Diesen, a 70-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2045 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9. Also played 4 rapid (including Nordstrand GP Hurtigsjakk 2025 M) and 5 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently. His peak of 2271 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2005); he also reached Norwegian #44 in Oct 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45).

Current rating

2045

Standard

Rpd1993·Blz2020

All-time high

2271

−226 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 49

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2022
3rd Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2138
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2131 → returned at 2108
Feb 2020
2017
3rd Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2170
Dec 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 59
Dec 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2156 → 2188
Apr 2014
2013
5th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2187
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-32
2077 → 2045
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArne Danielsen2,017·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9·R8·-10.8
2.[L]vsTorgeir KjoitaCM2,027·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9·R7·-10.5
3.[L]vsValentina VerbinWFM2,112·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3·R1·-8.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9
Team
Mar 20260/2#631222-22.6
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3
Team
Oct 20250/1#701312-9.0
Worst Elo result: Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9 (-22.6 Elo, finished #63).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJoran Aulin-JanssonFM
🇳🇴NOR·2140
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPer Odegaard
🇳🇴NOR·1936
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJens Hjorth KjolbergCM
🇳🇴NOR·2159
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsLars Brauti
🇳🇴NOR·1713
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEmil Doving Agdestein
🇳🇴NOR·2134
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Norway
#214
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2
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2,647
3
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2,641
4
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2,584
5
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2,574
6
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2,566
7
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2,525
8
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2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
214🇳🇴Diesen, Bruce2,045
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15690🇳🇴Diesen, Bruce2,045
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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21359🇳🇴Diesen, Bruce2,045