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Kovacic, Zlatko
🇭🇷FIDE 14515156· Male· Croatia· Born in 1960
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Zlatko Kovacic, a 66-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2021. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈11/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 S: KUP MEDJIMURSKE ZUPANIJE - 2026.. Also played 2 rapid (including R: Pojedinacno veteransko prvenstvo Republike Hrvatske za 2025. godinu) and 6 blitz events (including B: 16. Otvoreno brzopotezno prvenstvo G. Mihaljevca 2025. "Dani Lipe" - open "A" turnir) recently. His peak of 2104 was reached at age 52 (Dec 2012).
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1931
All-time high
2104
−83 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 52
Dec 2012 · age 52
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
37th Croatian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2021
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jun 2026
2022
61st Croatian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1997
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2006 → returned at 2003
Jul 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1980 → 2021
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
16.5/ 3055.0%
12W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1989 | +0.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2216 | +54.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1096 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1962 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #50 | 1888 | -11.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 1970 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #40 | 1992 | +3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #24 | 2153 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarin Zadravec
🇭🇷CRO·1963
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSasa VidovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2173
+0 −8 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvan Fodor
🇭🇷CRO·1935
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsFranjo Pongrac
🇭🇷CRO·1947
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSladjan Srnec
🇭🇷CRO·1876
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#440
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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