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Matkun, Josip
🇭🇷FIDE 14513765· Male· Croatia· Born in 1942
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Josip Matkun, a 84-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1883. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-9. Also played 2 blitz events (including B: Bozici sahovski turnir 2025.) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2008 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2026 was reached at age 70 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz1878
All-time high
2026
−143 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 70
Jan 2012 · age 70
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1798 → 1895
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 82
Mar 2024
2023
9th Croatian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1832
Oct 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 77
May 2019
2018
21st Croatian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1953
Mar 2018
2014
21st Croatian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1998
Oct 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1889 → 1883
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1074 | -10.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2557 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1914 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 1992 | +7.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1574 | -16.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikola Makaj
🇭🇷CRO·1927
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsGoran SegovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2228
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVelisa MladenovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2010
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsZdravko Forstnaric
🇭🇷CRO·1909
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsDarko Sardi
🇭🇷CRO·1922
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#940
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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