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Caric, Mato
🇭🇷FIDE 14508168· Male· Croatia· Born in 1984
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Mato Caric, a 42-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2072 — just 25 short of his peak of 2097 (Dec 2014, age 30) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Treca A seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 4-5, S: Treca A seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-3, and S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinu. Also played 4 blitz events (including B: Brzopotezni sahovski turnir ''LIDAS 2025''.) recently. He took a 29-month break between Oct 2005 and Apr 2008.
Current rating
2072
Standard
Rpd2057·Blz2019
All-time high
2097
−25 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 30
Dec 2014 · age 30
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
36th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2082
Apr 2025
2024
27th Croatian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2080
Dec 2024
2018
86th Croatian 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2096
Apr 2018
2014
All-time peak 2097
at age 30 · −25 from today
Dec 2014
2013
100 career games
at age 29
Apr 2013
2010
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1952 → 2004
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2060 → 2072
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
6W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2157 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2100 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #23 | 2052 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #45 | 2041 | -5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #37 | 2125 | +6.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMile Tomljenovic
🇭🇷CRO·1801
+10 −3 =2
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIlija Mutapcic
🇭🇷CRO·1795
+11 −3 =1
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHrvoje Sipic
🇭🇷CRO·2164
+1 −5 =9
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZoran Ljikar
🇭🇷CRO·2194
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLuka Golubicic
🇭🇷CRO·1869
+1 −5 =7
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#333
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#13,311
in continent
World
#18,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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