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Kljako, Damir

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FIDEFIDE 14500698· Male· Croatia· Born in 1954

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Damir Kljako, a 72-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 1979. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3, 2. HSL-JUG 7-9, and 2. HSL-JUG 4-6. He took a 28-month break between Nov 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2302 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2001).

Awarded FM in 2002 (age 48).

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd2094·Blz2068

All-time high

2302

−323 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 47

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#30,977

#30,977 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
27th Croatian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1976
Dec 2025
2022
25th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2076
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2066
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Nov 2017
2015
17th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2203
Aug 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Branko VlaicFM 2,156
2. HSL-JUG 7-9 · Nov 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
+24
1955 → 1979
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
1W9D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStipe Poljak2,149·2. HSL-JUG 1-3·R2·+15.1
2.[D]vsBranko VlaicFM2,156·2. HSL-JUG 7-9·R8·+4.8
3.[D]vsGordan MarkoticIM2,143·2. HSL-JUG 4-6·R5·+4.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMatija Saravanja2,035·2. HSL-JUG 1-3·R3·-7.7
2.[L]vsNenad DoricIM2,185·2. HSL-JUG 1-3·R1·-4.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#222008+2.6
2. HSL-JUG 7-9
Team
Nov 20251.5/3#342090+9.8
2. HSL-JUG 4-6
Team
Oct 20251.5/3#232090+10.8
2. HSL-JUG 1-3
Team
May 20251/3#432003+3.0
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Croatia
#572
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#22,894
in continent
World
#30,977
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,657
2
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2,597
3
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2,565
4
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
5
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,550
6
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,492
10
🇭🇷Saric, AnteFollow Ante SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
...
572🇭🇷Kljako, Damir1,979
Europe
1
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2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
22894🇭🇷Kljako, Damir1,979
World
1
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2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
30977🇭🇷Kljako, Damir1,979