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Smuk, Zelimir
FM🇭🇷FIDE 14502011· Male· Croatia· Born in 1954
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Zelimir Smuk, a 72-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 1975. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Cetvrta A seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 2-3, S: Cetvrta A seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1, and S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6. Also played 1 rapid (including R: Brestovac 2025.- Otvoreni sahovski turnir Opcine Brestovac) and 2 blitz events (including B: 4. pozivni sahovski turnir "Vinkovacke jeseni 2025") recently. His peak of 2308 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2003); he also reached Croatian #100 in Jul 2003.
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 49).
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz1931
All-time high
2308
−333 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 49
Apr 2003 · age 49
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
25th Croatian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1988
Dec 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 69
Nov 2023
2020
33rd Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1984
Oct 2020
2015
38th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2061
Jun 2015
2010
25th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2167
Jan 2010
2005
35th Croatian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2183
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1988 → 1975
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
5W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 1689 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2638 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #38 | 1919 | -11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2644 | +6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | 1807 | -14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 2067 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSlavko S RosicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2100
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZoran Ljikar
🇭🇷CRO·2194
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKrunoslav Lesic
🇭🇷CRO·1950
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsMile Tomljenovic
🇭🇷CRO·1801
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsLuka Golubicic
🇭🇷CRO·1869
+2 −1 =11
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#581
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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