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CRO · 56 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2270 (Jan 2016)

Best performance: 2416 at 10. Osijek OPEN - Otvoreno prvenstvo grada Osijeka i OBZ(Best of 2017)

World #=7867 live, down 86#7,781 publishedCroatia #=116Europe #=5467among active players

Classical rating

2210

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2001 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2201 to 2210 over the last 12 months; peak 2270 in January 2016.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262210, +16, 4 games2253, +22, 26 games2292, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262194, 0, 0 games2231, 0, 0 games2292, +16, 9 games
Sep 20262194, 0, 0 games2231, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262194, 0, 0 games2231, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262194, 0, 0 games2231, 0, 0 games2276, +28, 9 games
Jun 20262194, 0, 0 games2231, +3, 7 games2248, +26, 36 games
May 20262194, 0, 0 games2228, 0, 0 games2222, -10, 11 games
Apr 20262194, -7, 5 games2228, 0, 17 games2232, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262201, 0, 0 games2228, +24, 25 games2232, -18, 9 games
Feb 20262201, 0, 0 games2204, +19, 14 games2250, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262201, 0, 0 games2185, +2, 18 games2250, +29, 33 games
Dec 20252201, 0, 0 games2183, +13, 9 games2221, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 8 games (5 wins, 3 draws), since Mar 7. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 451 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 24.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
DRUGA HŠL ŠZŽI 2026. - POREDAKMar 7 – Oct 24TPR 22317½/10

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 447 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2007–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Zdenko Plenkovic, Jan 2017 · International Tournament 22nd Open Bosnjaci 2017, 2421
2, FM Josip Stocko, 2 wins, Feb 2017 · 10. Osijek OPEN - Otvoreno prvenstvo grada Osijeka i OBZ, 2348
3, FM Srdjan Vernacki, Feb 2009 · 16th International tournament Open Belisce-Metalis 2009, 2333

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 130 of 451 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 50 of 65 games, 1.d4 in 15.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (6 as White, 7 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1258%
French Defense989%
Italian Game939%
Caro-Kann Defense771%
Richter-Veresov Attack550%

20 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 85 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202696½20652231
2025106½20612171
2024342220632173
2023322120242141
20228521052200
2021151219712211
2020201420202169
20194424½21082151
20184328½20482165
2017442820712173
20162916½20962146
20153021½20962262
20112212½21132163
201095½20752155
20082012½21322227
2007179½21622205

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Zoran Ljikar · Classical

World

  1. #=7867Zsombor Pogany2210.0
  2. #=7867Alex Dobboletta2210.0
  3. #=7867Zoran Ljikar2210.0
  4. #=7867Jose Castro Miguelez2210.0
  5. #=7910FM Tomas Danada2209.8

Croatia

  1. #=116Radoslav Babic2210.0
  2. #=116Ivan Selendic2210.0
  3. #=116Zoran Ljikar2210.0
  4. #119Mario Kranjcevic2209.0
  5. #120Boris Dugandzic2207.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.