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JZ
Jovanovic, Zoran
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14505320· Male· Croatia· Born in 1979
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Zoran Jovanovic, a 47-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2485 and ranked 9th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2492 and 2528 over the past 2 years. 68 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2589 was reached at age 32 (Sep 2011, World #260 at the time); he has been in Croatian top 10 for 89 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 27) and IM in 2002 (age 23).
Current rating
2485
Standard
Rpd2549·Blz2525
All-time high
2589
−104 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 32
Sep 2011 · age 32
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Croatian players · of 2,407
National top 10 since Nov 2023
National top 10 since Nov 2023
Career timeline
18 entries2026
89 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 32 months · since Oct 2005
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 47
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 46
Jun 2025
33rd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2523
Jan 2025
2022
45th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2529
Mar 2022
2011
Peak World rank: #260
at age 32 · rated 2589
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2501 → 2485
Tournaments
14
68 games
Score
45/ 6866.2%
25W40D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/6 | #19 | 2378 | -6.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3087 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #94 | 1767 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #60 | 2452 | -1.7 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | SF | 2500 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 2538 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2390 | -7.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2671 | +4.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2483 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #103 | 2493 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+2 −10 =56
68 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+0 −0 =58
58 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+17 −20 =17
54 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert ZelcicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2448
+10 −7 =28
45 games·last met May 2026
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vsBranko RoguljIM
🇭🇷CRO·2244
+30 −0 =9
39 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#9
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#418
in continent
World
#701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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