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Palac, Mladen
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14500116· Male· Croatia· Born in 1971
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Mladen Palac, a 55-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2468 and ranked 10th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 15 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈97/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8. Also played 12 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including B: 63. Memorijal prvoga hrvatskoga velemajstora Miie Udovcica) recently. His peak of 2631 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2016); he also reached World #83 in Apr 2001 and spent 36 months in Croatian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2468
Standard
Rpd2555·Blz2466
All-time high
2631
−163 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 45
Jul 2016 · age 45
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Croatian players · of 2,407
36 months in National top 3 (2001–2016)
36 months in National top 3 (2001–2016)
Career timeline
19 entries2022
19th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2519
Jul 2022
2017
13th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2600
Feb 2017
2016
36 months in national top 3
since Jan 2001
Dec 2016
14th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2631
Jul 2016
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2576 → 2631
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2600
at age 45
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2450 → 2468
Tournaments
11
48 games
Score
29/ 4860.4%
14W30D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2285 | -13.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2505 | +4.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2435 | -0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #33 | 2385 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2679 | +6.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 2426 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2348 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 2470 | +2.3 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2514 | +7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBranko RoguljIM
🇭🇷CRO·2244
+38 −5 =35
78 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZoran JovanovicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2485
+10 −2 =56
68 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert ZelcicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2448
+0 −0 =67
67 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+1 −2 =60
63 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+8 −6 =44
58 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Croatia
#10
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#510
in continent
World
#844
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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