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Goric, Esad
IM🇭🇷FIDE 14401061· Male· Croatia· Born in 1954
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Esad Goric, a 72-year-old Croatian International Master, is rated 2148 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6, S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinu, and TRECA A HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: Pozivni brzopotezni sahovski turnir ''BOSNJACI rujan 2025") recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2406 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2003, Croatian #40 at the time).
Competes for Croatia since Mar 2023. Awarded IM in 2005 (age 51) and FM in 2002 (age 48).
Current rating
2148
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2101
All-time high
2406
−258 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 49
Oct 2003 · age 49
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,369 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
26 entries2025
6th Croatian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2182
Jan 2025
2023
Switched federation: BIH → CRO
at age 69
Mar 2023
2022
94th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2274
Feb 2022
2015
5th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2307
Apr 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Nov 2014
2011
81st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2382
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 3perf 2210 (+60) · 4/9 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2165 → 2148
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
15.5/ 4236.9%
3W25D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStephen WillyFM2,221·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 3·R3·+6.0
2.[D]vsIvan LeventicGM2,363·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R4·+2.7
3.[D]vsIvan LeventicGM2,363·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 2·R3·+2.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #51 | 2198 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2067 | -0.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 2247 | +1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 2020 | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #5 | 2210 | +5.3 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2/9 | #9 | 2048 | -12.9 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2108 | -7.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHrvoje Sipic
🇭🇷CRO·2180
+1 −6 =15
22 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBojan RadulovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2090
+4 −5 =9
18 games·last met May 2024
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vsSlavko S RosicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2100
+2 −3 =11
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsStevo HodakFM
🇭🇷CRO·2080
+5 −0 =11
16 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsPetar KovacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2393
+3 −2 =10
15 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#194
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#8,149
in continent
World
#11,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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