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Jelcic, Marko
CM🇧🇦FIDE 14406489· Male· Bosnia and Herzegovina· Born in 1984
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Marko Jelcic, a 42-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2245 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3, S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025, and 2. HSL-JUG 7-9. Also played 4 rapid (including MEDJUGORJE OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including B: 8th Necujam Blitz Tournament - NBT 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2016 and Jun 2017. He reached #33 nationally in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 39).
Current rating
2245
Standard
Rpd2259·Blz2147
All-time high
2245
at best
May 2026 · age 42
May 2026 · age 42
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,030 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak national rank: #33
at age 42 · rated 2245
May 2026
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2245
May 2026
All-time peak 2245
at age 42
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
30. Ekipno natjecanje Prve sahovske lige za seniore Sahovskog saveza Herceg-Bosneperf 2340 (+146) · 5.5/7 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+66
2179 → 2245
Tournaments
7
41 games
Score
25/ 4161.0%
17W16D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsStefan MazurIM2,392·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R3·+14.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMihailo DjokicFM2,231·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R6·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 2276 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2308 | +22.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #19 | 2434 | +18.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2283 | +7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #49 | 2133 | -11.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2340 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2137 | -2.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitomir ArapovicIM
🇧🇦BIH·2274
+0 −2 =12
14 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsAtif DumporIM
🇧🇦BIH·2170
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMilan MiljkovicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2120
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvan GalicIM
🇭🇷CRO·2398
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEkrem Koso
🇧🇦BIH·2208
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
#33
out of 1,149 players
Europe
#4,121
in continent
World
#6,030
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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