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Kozul, Zdenko
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14502879· Male· Croatia· Born in 1966
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Zdenko Kozul, a 60-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2497 and ranked 8th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 6 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and S: GRAND PRIX HSS - 2026.. Also played 3 rapid events (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2640 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2004, World #56 at the time); he spent 30 months as Croatian #1.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2497
Standard
Rpd2518·Blz2533
All-time high
2640
−143 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 38
Oct 2004 · age 38
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Croatian players · of 2,407
30 months in #1 nationally (2001–2017)
30 months in #1 nationally (2001–2017)
Career timeline
33 entries2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 59
Dec 2025
2022
1st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2639
Jan 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 55
Oct 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 52
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2600
at age 51
Oct 2017
30 months in National #1
longest streak 20 months · since Jan 2001
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2495 → 2497
Tournaments
9
46 games
Score
28/ 4660.9%
18W20D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 2546 | +3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #57 | 2432 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 2535 | +1.6 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | SF | 2454 | -5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #47 | 2488 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #70 | 2520 | +0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2596 | +7.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2431 | -8.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #46 | 2981 | +4.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+6 −8 =44
58 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsZoran JovanovicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2485
+20 −17 =17
54 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+15 −11 =28
54 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnte BrkicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2610
+18 −10 =17
45 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRobert ZelcicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2448
+16 −17 =9
42 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#8
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#343
in continent
World
#599
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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