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Kostanjsek, Zorko

CM🇭🇷

FIDEFIDE 14503123· Male· Croatia· Born in 1953

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Zorko Kostanjsek, a 73-year-old Croatian Candidate Master, is rated 2070 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jan 2009 and May 2010. Recent standard appearances include S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10. Also played 5 rapid (including R: 2. Otvoreni sahovski turnir "OLUJA") and 8 blitz events (including B: Turnir Sv. Antuna - Dan grada Novalje) recently. His peak of 2223 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2002).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 72).

Current rating

2070

Standard

Rpd2026·Blz1941

All-time high

2223

−153 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 49

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,413 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 72
Jul 2025
2024
12th Croatian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2115
May 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 71
Apr 2024
2020
14th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2155
Oct 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 63
May 2016
2014
13th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2198
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ivan Fadljevic 2,002
4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10 · Oct 2025 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-3
2073 → 2070
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsIvan Fadljevic2,002·4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10·R10·+7.8
2.[W]vsVlado Pavlovic1,832·S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2·R1·+4.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDavor Dezelic1,981·S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2·R2·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#221962-3.0
S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2
Team
Mar 20261/2#121907-9.0
4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10
Team
Oct 20251/1#182802+8.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsPetar Petricevic
🇭🇷CRO·1794
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsKruno Galic
🇭🇷CRO·1981
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsOgnjen MatkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2205
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSabahet Hadzic
🇧🇦BIH·2107
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsZvonko PetrovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2079
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Croatia
#336
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#13,468
in continent
World
#18,413
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,624
2
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2,610
3
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2,567
4
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2,563
5
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2,560
6
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,513
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,485
10
🇭🇷Palac, MladenFollow Mladen PalacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,468
...
336🇭🇷Kostanjsek, Zorko2,070
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
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13468🇭🇷Kostanjsek, Zorko2,070
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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18413🇭🇷Kostanjsek, Zorko2,070