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Matic, Zeljko
CM🇭🇷FIDE 14505690· Male· Croatia· Born in 1972
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Zeljko Matic, a 54-year-old Croatian Candidate Master, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈26/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: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open A. Also played 9 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2275 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2018).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 51).
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2139·Blz2224
All-time high
2275
−111 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 46
Oct 2018 · age 46
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,296 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
21st Croatian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2170
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
2068 → 2174
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Jun 2024
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 51
Mar 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 49
Aug 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2136
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
S: 17. Open Hum na Sutli 2025. - Otvoreno medjunarodno prvenstvo Krapinsko-zagorske zupanijefinished #3 (seeded #13 of 59)
Evolution
+14
2150 → 2164
Tournaments
8
36 games
Score
23/ 3663.9%
18W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 2061 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2214 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #50 | 2179 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2271 | +38.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #45 | 1909 | -19.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2876 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2191 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1836 | -35.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBranko RoguljIM
🇭🇷CRO·2250
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDenis Jakupec
🇭🇷CRO·1939
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIvan ZajaGM
🇭🇷CRO·2394
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met May 2022
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vsMirko Raljic
🇭🇷CRO·2021
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsBogdan BozinovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2086
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#174
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#7,336
in continent
World
#10,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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