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Plenca, Julijan
IM🇭🇷FIDE 14508044· Male· Croatia· Born in 1989
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Julijan Plenca, a 37-year-old Croatian International Master, is rated 2451 — just 11 short of his peak of 2462 (Jan 2026, age 37) and ranked 12th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord 2025-2026 Stichkampf Aufstieg, Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026, and 34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. A seniorska sahovska liga. He reached Croatian #11 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 27) and FM in 2010 (age 21). Earned a GM norm at S: 30. CRO team - 1 A 2021. At junior level, he reached World #58 in U12 and #2, #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2451
Standard
Rpd2363·Blz2444
All-time high
2462
−11 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 37
Jan 2026 · age 37
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Croatian players · of 2,410
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Peak Croatian rank: #11
at age 37 · rated 2462
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2462
at age 37 · −11 from today
Jan 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2421 → returned at 2443
Mar 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Mar 2017
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · 87th FIDE Congress 2016
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2447 → 2451
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
12W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1757 | -3.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2315 | -1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2458 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2684 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1622 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 3029 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2619 | +14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2334 | -1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSven TicaIM
🇭🇷CRO·2425
+9 −4 =9
22 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsJadranko PlencaIM
🇭🇷CRO·2440
+8 −1 =5
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsMarin BosiocicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2549
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsRobert LoncarIM
🇭🇷CRO·2290
+1 −2 =9
12 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsIvan Vihor Krsnik CoharFM
🇭🇷CRO·2353
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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Croatia
#12
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#601
in continent
World
#1,002
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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