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Zovko, Mario

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FIDEFIDE 14509237· Male· Croatia· Born in 1981

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Mario Zovko, a 45-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 3% of Croatian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026'', and 34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. A seniorska sahovska liga. Also played 6 rapid (including 27. TRADICIONALNI MEDJUNARODNI USKRSNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "ZENICA 2026") and 9 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently. His peak of 2342 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2016); he also reached Croatian #63 in Nov 2024.

Awarded FM in 2013 (age 32).

Current rating

2278

Standard

Rpd2364·Blz2286

All-time high

2342

64 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 35

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#77 · Croatian players · of 2,407

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
Peak Croatian rank: #63
at age 43 · rated 2291
Nov 2024
2023
11th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2316
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Feb 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 39
Feb 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2297
Feb 2020
2016
All-time peak 2342
at age 35 · −74 from today
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. A seniorska sahovska liga
perf 2351 (+103) · 3.5/6 · #43
Top opponent
vs Zoran JovanovicGM 2,501
Evolution
+32
22462278
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
21.5/ 3365.2%
12W19D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
May 20263.5/6#392332+10.4
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/7#422337+20.2
Team
Nov 20253.5/6#432351+20.0
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/8#512098-31.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/6#12346+13.0
Worst Elo result: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025. (-31.0 Elo, finished #51).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Croatia
#77
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#3,241
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
🇭🇷Saric, IvanFollow Ivan SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,624
2
🇭🇷Brkic, AnteFollow Ante BrkicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
3
🇭🇷Livaic, LeonFollow Leon LivaicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
4
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,563
5
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
6
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,513
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,485
10
🇭🇷Palac, MladenFollow Mladen PalacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,468
...
77🇭🇷Zovko, Mario2,278
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
3241🇭🇷Zovko, Mario2,278
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4815🇭🇷Zovko, Mario2,278