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Balenovic, Zvonimir

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FIDEFIDE 14501252· Male· Croatia· Born in 1947

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Zvonimir Balenovic, a 79-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. His peak of 2271 was reached at age 61 (Jan 2008).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 54).

Current rating

2085

Standard

Rpd2124·Blz1992

All-time high

2271

−186 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 61

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

24 entries
2024
83rd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2103
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 77
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 75
Oct 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 74
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2090
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bruno PavcevicCM 2,178
3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11 · Oct 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-2
2087 → 2085
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsPolina Mykhailets1,877·3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8·R7·-15.0
2.[L]vsMarjan CrepanFM2,242·3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8·R8·-5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 5
Team
May 20261/1#102800+7.8
S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4
Team
Apr 20261/1#452677+5.0
S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#92137+3.4
3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#802178+3.0
3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/2#721260-21.2
Worst Elo result: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8 (-21.2 Elo, finished #72).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPetar Petricevic
🇭🇷CRO·1794
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsNenad Ognjenovic
🇭🇷CRO·1868
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsIvan Zagar
🇭🇷CRO·1929
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2023
View head-to-head →
vsDamir Mravunac
🇭🇷CRO·2036
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Croatia
#303
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
🇭🇷Saric, IvanFollow Ivan SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,624
2
🇭🇷Brkic, AnteFollow Ante BrkicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
3
🇭🇷Livaic, LeonFollow Leon LivaicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
4
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
303🇭🇷Balenovic, Zvonimir2,085
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
12274🇭🇷Balenovic, Zvonimir2,085
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
16854🇭🇷Balenovic, Zvonimir2,085