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Cvitan, Ognjen

GM🇭🇷

FIDEFIDE 14500086· Male· Croatia· Born in 1961

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Ognjen Cvitan, a 65-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2384 and ranked 25th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 15 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6. Also played 4 rapid (including R: "Pozega, grad saha") and 4 blitz events (including B: 63. Memorijal prvoga hrvatskoga velemajstora Miie Udovcica) recently. His peak of 2576 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2003); he also reached World #153 in Jul 2002 and spent 39 months in Croatian top 10.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 40).

Current rating

2384

Standard

Rpd2470·Blz2406

All-time high

2576

−192 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 42

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#25

#25 · Croatian players · of 2,407
39 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)

Career timeline

22 entries
2022
18th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2458
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2467 → returned at 2470
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 57
Dec 2018
20th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2489
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 55
Feb 2016
2014
39 months in national top 10
longest streak 17 months · since Jan 2001
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
40th European Club Cup (open)
perf 2527 (+128) · 4.5/6 · #139
Top opponent
vs Ariel ErenbergIM 2,510
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +6.5 Elo
Best comeback
SMM NLA 2026 round 1
finished #1 (seeded #26 of 80)
Evolution
-5
2389 → 2384
Tournaments
11
50 games
Score
33/ 5066.0%
17W32D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAriel ErenbergIM2,510·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·+6.5
2.[W]vsAnthony PetkidisIM2,417·SMM NLA 2026 round 3-5·R1·+5.5
3.[W]vsMaksym GoroshkovFM2,353·Hit open A 2026·R9·+4.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNils GrandeliusGM2,645·40th European Club Cup (open)·R3·-2.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 3-5
Team
May 20262/3#112437+2.3
SMM NLA 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#43074+3.6
SMM NLA 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#13064+3.4
S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6
Team
Mar 20263.5/5#262342-1.7
Hit open A 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#62301-8.6
GM MIX Bijeljina 2026
Swiss
Jan 20265/9#152299-11.5
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254.5/6#1392527+11.0
DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11
Team
Oct 20252/3#342393+1.1
SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9
Team
Sep 20251/2#462432+1.3
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
Team
Aug 20251/2#322216-4.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+1 −1 =43
45 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsZoran JovanovicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2485
+3 −2 =32
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+6 −8 =16
30 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+1 −0 =26
27 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsOgnjen JovanicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2492
+16 −6 =5
27 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings

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Croatia
#25
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#1,258
in continent
World
#1,964
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,624
2
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2,610
3
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2,567
4
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2,563
5
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
6
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,513
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,485
10
🇭🇷Palac, MladenFollow Mladen PalacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,468
...
25🇭🇷Cvitan, Ognjen2,384
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
1258🇭🇷Cvitan, Ognjen2,384
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
1964🇭🇷Cvitan, Ognjen2,384