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Vuckovic, Zarko
🇩🇪FIDE 12952087· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Zarko Vuckovic, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 2407 — just 5 short of his peak of 2412 (Jul 2025, age 24) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 36. Staufer Open A. Also played 2 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2022 and Nov 2023.
At junior level, he reached #19, #19, #30, #24 and #22 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2407
Standard
Rpd2380·Blz2414
All-time high
2412
−5 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 24
Jul 2025 · age 24
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#118 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2025
57th German 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2412
Oct 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 24
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2412
at age 24 · −5 from today
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 24
Jul 2025
2022
Crossed 2300
at age 21
Sep 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2323 → returned at 2332
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2384 → 2407
Tournaments
9
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
11W13D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChithambaram VR. AravindhGM2,749·Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Juni 2025·R1·+8.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2330 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 3119 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1608 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2290 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #19 | 2343 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 3092 | +3.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2260 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #45 | 2220 | -4.9 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2842 | +22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLars GoldbeckIM
🇩🇪GER·2399
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBernd Hoy
🇩🇪GER·2227
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUli Weller
🇩🇪GER·2240
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsThomas ReichIM
🇩🇪GER·2247
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYevhenii YelisieievIM
🇩🇪GER·2388
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#118
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#972
in continent
World
#1,549
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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