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Paus, Veljko
🇭🇷FIDE 14503360· Male· Croatia· Born in 1958
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Veljko Paus, a 68-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1911. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and S: Prvenstvo SK Spansko 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including R: Memorijalni turnir Anton Tus) and 12 blitz events (including B: Novi Golubovec 2026. Otvoreni medjunarodni brzopotezni turnir, Open A) recently. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz2004
All-time high
2145
−234 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,402
#45,402 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 68
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1901 → 1941
Nov 2024
57th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1958
Apr 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Jul 2020
59th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1990
Jun 2020
2001
Crossed 2100
at age 43
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1942 → 1911
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
2W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1409 | -3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1994 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2031 | +2.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/9 | #8 | 1790 | -38.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #49 | 1839 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2238 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDamir Mravunac
🇭🇷CRO·2036
+1 −4 =13
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZeljko BedicCM
🇭🇷CRO·2099
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZdravko Dotlic
🇭🇷CRO·1879
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBoris Galoic
🇭🇷CRO·2006
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDenis Jusufi
🇭🇷CRO·1914
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#828
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#33,473
in continent
World
#45,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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