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Buric, Zdenko
🇭🇷FIDE 14513277· Male· Croatia· Born in 1956
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Zdenko Buric, a 70-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and S: Kvalifikacije za 3.A ligu SZZ Centar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: Sahovski turnir povodom blagdana Velike Gospe - Jasenovac 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Dec 2018 and Apr 2020. His peak of 2199 was reached at age 61 (Jun 2017).
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1954
All-time high
2199
−74 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 61
Jun 2017 · age 61
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
11th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2174
Nov 2022
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2171 → returned at 2173
Dec 2018
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2018
2017
14th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2199
Aug 2017
All-time peak 2199
at age 61 · −74 from today
Jun 2017
2012
29th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2174
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2119 → 2125
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
6W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2618 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2231 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2235 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1926 | -13.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2140 | +1.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavle Arbutina
🇭🇷CRO·1819
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsNenad Ognjenovic
🇭🇷CRO·1868
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIvan Djilas
🇭🇷CRO·1886
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTomislav Barlovic
🇭🇷CRO·2035
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#230
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#9,558
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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