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Popovic, Bozidar

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FIDEFIDE 14501996· Male· Croatia· Born in 1973

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Bozidar Popovic, a 53-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2085 and 2127 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., S: Treca B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 4-5, and S: Treca B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-3. Also played 7 rapid (including R: "Pozega, grad saha") and 7 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 71 months (2003–2009), 29 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2013–2014) and 35 months (2014–2017). His peak of 2257 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

2085

Standard

Rpd2077·Blz2074

All-time high

2257

−172 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 36

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

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

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 52
Jan 2025
2024
31st Croatian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2127
Oct 2024
2020
23rd Croatian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2208
Oct 2020
2018
12th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2231
May 2018
2014
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2206 → returned at 2226
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Uros KrsticIM 2,289
S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026. · May 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-21
2106 → 2085
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
5W8D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026.
Team
May 20261.5/5#1111952-20.8
S: Treca B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 4-5
Team
Apr 20261/1#292670+4.2
S: Treca B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-3
Team
Mar 20262/2#62533+6.2
S:18. Kup Sahovskog saveza Osjecko-baranjske zupanije
Team
Feb 20263/4#52183+11.2
DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11
Team
Oct 20251.5/5#581950-21.0
Worst Elo result: DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11 (-21.0 Elo, finished #58).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDinko Huis
🇭🇷CRO·2100
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsZoran Ljikar
🇭🇷CRO·2194
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPetar KovacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2393
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsVladimir NestorovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2102
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDario DutinaFM
🇭🇷CRO·2177
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

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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
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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
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2,560
6
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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
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2,468
...
303🇭🇷Popovic, Bozidar2,085
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
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
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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🇭🇷Popovic, Bozidar2,085
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,753
...
16854🇭🇷Popovic, Bozidar2,085