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Zovko, Mario
FM🇭🇷FIDE 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
Nov 2016 · age 35
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#77 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
17 entries2024
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
2246 → 2278
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
21.5/ 3365.2%
12W19D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #39 | 2332 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #42 | 2337 | +20.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #43 | 2351 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #51 | 2098 | -31.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2346 | +13.0 |
Worst Elo result: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025. (-31.0 Elo, finished #51).
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoran Ljikar
🇭🇷CRO·2194
+0 −0 =43
43 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrija Babic
🇭🇷CRO·2074
+24 −3 =4
31 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsZoran JovanovicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2485
+1 −26 =3
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsNenad MrkonjicIM
🇭🇷CRO·2332
+3 −8 =18
29 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsSlavko S RosicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2100
+17 −6 =5
28 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#77
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#3,241
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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