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Martinovic, Sasa
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14509792· Male· Croatia· Born in 1991
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Sasa Martinovic, a 35-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2553 and ranked 6th among Croatian players, and 293rd worldwide. He is currently in the 2550–2575 range. 71 rated games in the past year (≈80/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 3 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2604 was reached at age 27 (Feb 2018, World #214 at the time); he spent 12 months in Croatian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 20), IM in 2008 (age 17), and FM in 2006 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #12 in U18, World #22 in U16, World #83 in U14 and World #38 in U12.
Current rating
2553
Standard
Rpd2531·Blz2444
All-time high
2604
−51 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 27
Feb 2018 · age 27
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Croatian players · of 2,407
12 months in National top 3 (2023–2024)
12 months in National top 3 (2023–2024)
Career timeline
24 entries2024
12 months in national top 3
since Sep 2023
Oct 2024
2023
Peak Croatian rank: #3
at age 32 · rated 2556
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2548 → returned at 2552
Aug 2020
2018
Peak World rank: #214
at age 27 · rated 2604
Feb 2018
Crossed 2600
at age 27
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2604
at age 27 · −54 from today
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2551 → 2553
Tournaments
13
62 games
Score
39.5/ 6263.7%
20W39D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2561 | +2.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #44 | 2439 | -4.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2606 | +4.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2585 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 2570 | +1.1 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | QF | 2491 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #78 | 2586 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 2552 | +0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #77 | 2455 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2592 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHrvoje StevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2513
+4 −8 =27
39 games·last met May 2026
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+7 −12 =18
37 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnte SaricGM
🇭🇷CRO·2465
+7 −5 =24
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+8 −11 =15
34 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnte BrkicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2610
+4 −11 =18
33 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#6
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#171
in continent
World
#293
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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