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Kovacevic, Blazimir
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14502712· Male· Croatia· Born in 1975
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Blazimir Kovacevic, a 51-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2380 and ranked 26th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including R: GRAND PRIX HSS - 2026. Rapid) recently. His peak of 2510 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2005, Croatian #12 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 43) and IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2380
Standard
Rpd2452·Blz2386
All-time high
2510
−130 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 30
Apr 2005 · age 30
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
20 entries2026
94th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2380
Jun 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Dec 2023
98th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2415
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Feb 2022
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 43 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Oct 2018
67th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2505
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2384 → 2380
Tournaments
13
52 games
Score
34/ 5265.4%
26W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/6 | #117 | 2183 | -16.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 3088 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2348 | -1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 3167 | +4.7 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | QF | 2499 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2368 | +4.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #40 | 1570 | -5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #28 | 3048 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2364 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 3138 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert ZelcicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2448
+4 −13 =11
28 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+3 −10 =7
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnte SaricGM
🇭🇷CRO·2465
+0 −8 =10
18 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsMarin BosiocicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2563
+1 −14 =0
15 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAnte BrkicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2610
+1 −8 =5
14 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#26
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#1,307
in continent
World
#2,043
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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