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Begonja, Veljko

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FIDEFIDE 14512602· Male· Croatia· Born in 1952

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Veljko Begonja, a 74-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 82 months (2007–2014) and 65 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 4-6, S: Ekipni Kup Primorsko-goranske zupanije u sahu za 2026 godinu, and 2. Hrvatska liga zapad 2025 7-9. His peak of 2284 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2005).

Current rating

2062

Standard

Rpd2225·Blz—

All-time high

2284

−222 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 53

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,331 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
11th Croatian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2121
Jan 2023
2018
17th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2135
May 2018
2017
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2121
Jun 2017
2015
25th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2161
Oct 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Dec 2014
2008
16th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2213
Apr 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ivo Antunovic 2,126
S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 4-6 · Apr 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-9
2071 → 2062
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
1W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 4-6
Team
Apr 20261/3#421946-10.4
S: Ekipni Kup Primorsko-goranske zupanije u sahu za 2026 godinu
Team
Mar 20261/2#342097+1.4
2. Hrvatska liga zapad 2025 7-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#602058-0.4

Rankings

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Croatia
#359
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#14,156
in continent
World
#19,331
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,624
2
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2,610
3
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2,567
4
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2,563
5
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2,560
6
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2,553
7
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2,513
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
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2,485
10
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2,468
...
359🇭🇷Begonja, Veljko2,062
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
14156🇭🇷Begonja, Veljko2,062
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
19331🇭🇷Begonja, Veljko2,062