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Vrban, Mladen
FM🇭🇷FIDE 14500744· Male· Croatia· Born in 1964
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Mladen Vrban, a 62-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2235 and sitting in the top 4% of Croatian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 9 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, and Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11. Also played 3 blitz events (including B: Otvoreno ekipno brzopotezno prvenstvo Medjimurja 2025) recently. His peak of 2406 was reached at age 47 (Nov 2011); he also reached Croatian #47 in Sep 2011.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37). Earned a IM norm at 34th Tenkes Kupa Ozdi L Memorial 2010.
Current rating
2235
Standard
Rpd2317·Blz2185
All-time high
2406
−171 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 47
Nov 2011 · age 47
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#102 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
20 entries2025
8th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2254
Sep 2025
2024
9th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2284
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2293 → returned at 2290
Apr 2020
2016
15th Croatian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2298
Nov 2016
2011
10th Croatian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2406
Nov 2011
Crossed 2400
at age 47
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2254 → 2235
Tournaments
18
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
7W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2606 | +0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2727 | +1.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2135 | -2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #122 | 1580 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1229 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 2041 | -5.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2165 | -1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3170 | +6.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2910 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2074 | -2.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruno MakovecFM
🇭🇷CRO·2280
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKaroly Kele
🇭🇺HUN·1978
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsDavid HaszonFM
🇭🇺HUN·2301
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOgnjen MatkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2205
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsRobert VeressFM
🇭🇺HUN·2111
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#102
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#4,434
in continent
World
#6,452
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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