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Bukal, Vladimir Jr.
IM🇭🇷FIDE 14502941· Male· Croatia· Born in 1975
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Vladimir Jr. Bukal, a 51-year-old Croatian International Master, is rated 2282 and sitting in the top 3% of Croatian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 5, and 34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. B seniorska sahovska liga. Also played 1 rapid event (including R: ZAGREB OPEN - VII. Memorijal Krunoslava Hulaka 2025.) recently. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2005); he also reached Croatian #25 in Sep 2022.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2282
Standard
Rpd2341·Blz2364
All-time high
2445
−163 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 30
Jul 2005 · age 30
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#69 · Croatian players · of 2,410
Career timeline
22 entries2026
8th Croatian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2285
Jan 2026
2023
2nd Croatian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2404
May 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Apr 2023
2022
Peak Croatian rank: #25
at age 47 · rated 2411
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
Sep 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
2338 → 2282
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
9W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsZhansaya SholpanbekWCM2,084·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R7·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | 1537 | -4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #90 | 1557 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #54 | 2182 | -13.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #129 | 1581 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 1985 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2342 | +2.0 |
Worst Elo result: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025. (-32.4 Elo, finished #54).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2464
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2517
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnte BrkicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2597
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsRobert ZelcicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2446
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2493
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Croatia
#69
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#3,109
in continent
World
#4,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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