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MZ
Margeta, Zeljko
🇭🇷FIDE 14505550· Male· Croatia· Born in 1957
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Zeljko Margeta, a 69-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1918. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. Recent standard appearances include S: 3.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 3.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: Sahovski turnir "XIV. Memorijal Milenka Vuckovica" Gospodar kolovoza 2025. A-turnir) recently. His peak of 2120 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd2061·Blz1931
All-time high
2120
−202 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 46
Jul 2003 · age 46
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2023
47th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1931
Nov 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Nov 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
May 2019
2018
37th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2032
Oct 2018
2015
54th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2083
Nov 2015
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2039 → 2082
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1940 → 1918
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
1W5D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1884 | -1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1853 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2324 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #70 | 1715 | -15.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 1887 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOgnjen MatkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2205
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsSlavko Martic
🇭🇷CRO·2037
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsMihael JakrlinCM
🇭🇷CRO·2147
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsJurica SrbisIM
🇭🇷CRO·2411
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsZvonko Takac
🇭🇷CRO·1971
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#797
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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