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Murray, Bruce D
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3205177· Male· Australia· Born in 1959
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Bruce D Murray, a 67-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1901. He has fluctuated between 1882 and 1913 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9, 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 5-7, and 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Norths Allegro) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Norths AGM Blitz) recently. He took a 89-month break between Oct 2005 and Apr 2013. His peak of 2169 was reached at age 54 (Aug 2013, Australian #49 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 56).
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1827
All-time high
2169
−268 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 54
Aug 2013 · age 54
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
5th Australian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1913
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1824 → 1886
Nov 2024
2020
8th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1956
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Aug 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 58
Jun 2017
2015
7th Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2087
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1891 → 1901
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
5W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #12 | 1259 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1896 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2127 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1847 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClive NgFM
🇦🇺AUS·2014
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGary Armstrong
🇦🇺AUS·1692
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsStephen J Garner
🇦🇺AUS·1752
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert A Watson
🇦🇺AUS·1754
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJoshua Brown
🇦🇺AUS·1884
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings
/
Australia
#249
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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