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Van Bruggen, Hubert
🇫🇷FIDE 665126· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Hubert Van Bruggen, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1722. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er Open de Paques d'Annecy, Championnat de printemps d'Annecy 2026 r6, and Tournoi interne du Faucigny 25-26 r4-6. Also played 4 rapid (including 4eme d'Echecs de Belley A) and 2 blitz events (including 5e Blitz de Veigy) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2010–2013), 31 months (2013–2016) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1846 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1722
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1699
All-time high
1846
−124 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 47
Oct 2007 · age 47
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,130
#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1621 → 1757
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1683 → returned at 1680
Mar 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Dec 2016
2013
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1816 → returned at 1820
May 2013
2010
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1817
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1750 → 1722
Tournaments
16
58 games
Score
28/ 5848.3%
16W24D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #27 | 1785 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #17 | 1481 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #16 | 1791 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2551 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1938 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #502 | 1972 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1643 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #13 | 1720 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2097 | 1211 | -3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1884 | 1127 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMathieu Parny
🇫🇷FRA·1857
+2 −8 =6
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael DelevaFM
🇫🇷FRA·2223
+0 −15 =0
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMaxime Richard
🇫🇷FRA·1705
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicolas Chardon
🇫🇷FRA·1629
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRomain Negro
🇫🇷FRA·1534
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#7,069
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#72,295
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+
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