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Brkic, Ante
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14506688· Male· Croatia· Born in 1988
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Ante Brkic, a 38-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2610 and ranked 2nd among Croatian players, and 136th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 16 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TB) recently. His peak of 2643 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2024); he also reached World #90 in Sep 2024 and has been in Croatian top 3 for 88 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 19), IM in 2003 (age 15), and FM in 2001 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #9 in U20, World #6 in U18, World #11 in U16 and World #7 in U14.
Current rating
2610
Standard
Rpd2534·Blz2552
All-time high
2643
−33 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 36
Apr 2024 · age 36
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Croatian players · of 2,407
National top 3 since Sep 2021
National top 3 since Sep 2021
Career timeline
26 entries2026
88 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 58 months · since Jan 2007
Jun 2026
2024
Peak World rank: #90
at age 36 · rated 2642
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2643
at age 36 · −46 from today
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 35
Apr 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2594 → 2610
Tournaments
14
59 games
Score
37/ 5962.7%
19W36D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2706 | +7.9 |
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2752 | +5.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2707 | +4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #31 | 2568 | -1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #144 | 2402 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #84 | 2585 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2750 | +10.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #33 | 2761 | +4.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2619 | +5.9 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2495 | -2.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+3 −6 =40
49 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+10 −18 =17
45 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+5 −7 =32
44 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAnte SaricGM
🇭🇷CRO·2465
+0 −1 =34
35 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsIvan SaricGM
🇭🇷CRO·2624
+4 −9 =20
33 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#2
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#72
in continent
World
#136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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