Format
TG
Trkulja, Goran
IM🇧🇦FIDE 14401053· Male· Bosnia and Herzegovina· Born in 1969
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Goran Trkulja, a 57-year-old International Master, is rated 2265 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 17 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. BEHAR OPEN 2025, 3. HSL-JUG 9, and 23. Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine za muskarce. Also played 7 rapid (including 27. TRADICIONALNI MEDJUNARODNI USKRSNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "ZENICA 2026") and 7 blitz events (including 23. MEDJUNARODNI MEMORIJALNI TURNIR "BAJRO ISAKOVIC 2025") recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 14 months (2005–2007) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2390 was reached at age 43 (Sep 2012, #12 nationally at the time).
Awarded IM in 2012 (age 43) and FM in 2002 (age 33).
Current rating
2265
Standard
Rpd2345·Blz2209
All-time high
2390
−125 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 43
Sep 2012 · age 43
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#5,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2264
Nov 2025
2020
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2297
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Dec 2018
2016
500 career games
at age 47
Sep 2016
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 2335
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A ligaperf 2364 (+100) · 7/9 · #3
Best comeback
32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A ligafinished #3 (seeded #16 of 70)
Evolution
+10
2255 → 2265
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
23/ 3369.7%
17W12D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsZoran PopovicFM2,235·32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A liga·R7·+4.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2276 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 2041 | -2.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #32 | 2144 | -10.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2364 | +12.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2344 | +6.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmir DizdarevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2296
+7 −18 =26
51 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHalim Hutinovic
🇧🇦BIH·2063
+15 −7 =10
32 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSamir Bajric
🇧🇦BIH·1943
+21 −3 =7
31 games·last met May 2026
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vsVahdet Patkovic
🇧🇦BIH·1938
+24 −3 =2
29 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMuris KonjicaninFM
🇧🇦BIH·2191
+6 −13 =9
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
#30
out of 1,150 players
Europe
#3,583
in continent
World
#5,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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