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Bruch, Jochen

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FIDEFIDE 4615573· Male· Germany· Born in 1966

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Jochen Bruch, a 60-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2115 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7. Also played 1 blitz event (including RLP-Mannschafts-Blitzmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2013–2015) and 12 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2330 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2003).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).

Current rating

2115

Standard

Rpd2170·Blz2245

All-time high

2330

−215 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 37

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#14,032 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2163 → 2200
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Nov 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Nov 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Nov 2019
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2210
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Liwia JarockaFM 2,260
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-40
2155 → 2115
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
2W8D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#941835-6.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20260/1#2121513-5.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#822260+3.4
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#2261520-4.6
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252/5#5591988-20.0
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-20.0 Elo, finished #559).

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,593
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,168
in continent
World
#14,032
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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2,592
9
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10
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1593🇩🇪Bruch, Jochen2,115
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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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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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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14032🇩🇪Bruch, Jochen2,115