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Kurajica, Bojan
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14400057· Male· Croatia· Born in 1947
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Bojan Kurajica, a 79-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2339 and ranked 39th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, IM "Renome" 1 IM "Renome" 1, and Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including R: Medjunarodni sahovski turnir Dan grada Makarske 2025) and 1 blitz events (including BLITZ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL AJEDREZ ISLA DE LA PALMA 2025) recently. His peak of 2567 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2001, World #177 at the time); he spent 15 months in Croatian top 5.
Competes for Croatia since Jun 2018. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 54).
Current rating
2339
Standard
Rpd2407·Blz2378
All-time high
2567
−228 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 54
Jan 2001 · age 54
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Croatian players · of 2,407
15 months in National top 5 (2001–2007)
15 months in National top 5 (2001–2007)
Career timeline
26 entries2023
1st 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2478
Apr 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 72
Nov 2019
2018
Switched federation: BIH → CRO
at age 71
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 71
Apr 2018
1st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2503
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 70
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2386 → 2339
Tournaments
9
79 games
Score
44.5/ 7956.3%
32W32D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAmir HadzovicFM2,354·10. MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "TRAVNIK OPEN 2025 - MEMORIJAL NM SMAIL DAUTOVIC"·R4·+4.5
3.[W]vsMartin Horcajuelo RocamoraFM2,337·VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025·R5·+4.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #27 | 2171 | -13.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #6 | 2266 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2480 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2219 | -7.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #53 | 2378 | +1.7 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2136 | -28.1 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2287 | -9.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #29 | 2345 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 2371 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlberto Hernandez LeonFM
🇪🇸ESP·2263
+15 −0 =8
23 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlfredo Brito GarciaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+13 −2 =8
23 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEmir DizdarevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2296
+1 −0 =20
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOmar Garcia BlancoFM
🇪🇸ESP·2364
+8 −7 =2
17 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAleksa StrikovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2398
+3 −1 =11
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Croatia
#39
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#1,933
in continent
World
#2,968
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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