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Culum, Sanjin
IM🇧🇦FIDE 14420937· Male· Bosnia and Herzegovina· Born in 2007
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Sanjin Culum, a 19-year-old International Master, is rated 2459 — just 1 short of his peak of 2460 (Apr 2026, age 19) and ranked 4th among BIH players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2390 and 2460 over the past 2 years. 107 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6. Also played 3 rapid (including R: "Pozega, grad saha") and 5 blitz events (including 2. OTVORENI BLITZ TURNIR U SAHU - INGSMA 2025) recently. He reached #4 nationally in Dec 2024 and has been in top 5 for 21 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 17) and FM in 2022 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #23 in U18, World #55 in U16, World #46 in U14 and World #74 in U12.
Current rating
2459
Standard
Rpd2430·Blz2382
All-time high
2460
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · BIH players · of 422
National top 5 since Oct 2024
National top 5 since Oct 2024
Career timeline
19 entries2026
21 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 21 months · since Oct 2024
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 19
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2460
at age 19 · −9 from today
Apr 2026
39th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2459
Mar 2026
2025
23rd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2449
Feb 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 17 · rated 2446
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinuperf 2849 (+390) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2450 → 2459
Tournaments
16
102 games
Score
71.5/ 10270.1%
52W39D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNovak PezeljIM2,453·S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinu·R3·+4.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2556 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #69 | 2385 | -8.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #41 | 2576 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #114 | 2365 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2849 | +8.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2508 | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2429 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2471 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1628 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2417 | -0.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMirko SajinFM
🇧🇦BIH·2255
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMuris KonjicaninFM
🇧🇦BIH·2191
+9 −0 =6
15 games·last met May 2025
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vsAmir HadzovicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2374
+6 −4 =4
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmir DizdarevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2296
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMuhamed SisicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2292
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
#4
out of 1,150 players
Europe
#561
in continent
World
#928
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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