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Njirjak, Josip

FM🇭🇷

FIDEFIDE 14503115· Male· Croatia· Born in 1980

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Josip Njirjak, a 46-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2357 and ranked 31st among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2005–2007), 88 months (2009–2017) and 36 months (2021–2024). Recent appearances: 34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. B seniorska sahovska liga and S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA 2025.. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2019); he also reached Croatian #28 in Mar 2025.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 21).

Current rating

2357

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2402

−45 pts below
Oct 2019 · age 39

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#31

#31 · Croatian players · of 2,410

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
4th Croatian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2357
May 2026
2025
Peak Croatian rank: #28
at age 45 · rated 2374
Mar 2025
2021
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2393 → returned at 2374
Nov 2021
6th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2402
Sep 2021
2019
Crossed 2400
at age 39
Oct 2019
All-time peak 2402
at age 39 · −45 from today
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-10
2367 → 2357
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
0W5D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. B seniorska sahovska liga
Team
Nov 20251.5/4#622187-10.0
S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA 2025.
Team
May 20251/2#1242105-6.5

Rankings

/
Croatia
#31
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#1,618
in continent
World
#2,536
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,657
2
🇭🇷Brkic, AnteFollow Ante BrkicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
3
🇭🇷Livaic, LeonFollow Leon LivaicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
4
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
5
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,550
6
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,492
10
🇭🇷Saric, AnteFollow Ante SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
...
31🇭🇷Njirjak, Josip2,357
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
1618🇭🇷Njirjak, Josip2,357
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
2536🇭🇷Njirjak, Josip2,357