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Samardzic, Nikola
🇭🇷FIDE 14519941· Male· Croatia· Born in 1997
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Nikola Samardzic, a 29-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1901 — just 8 short of his peak of 1909 (Mar 2024, age 27). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2016–2017), 15 months (2017–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: S: Ekipni Kup Primorsko-goranske zupanije u sahu za 2026 godinu and 2. Hrvatska liga zapad 2025 7-9.
At junior level, he reached #26, #34, #19, #11 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1870·Blz1897
All-time high
1909
−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27
Mar 2024 · age 27
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,890
#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
All-time peak 1909
at age 27 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1901
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1849 → returned at 1909
Dec 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1770 → 1841
Nov 2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1855
Nov 2019
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1901 → 1901
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKatarina Bogdanic1,946·S: Ekipni Kup Primorsko-goranske zupanije u sahu za 2026 godinu·R5·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 1867 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #53 | 2362 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Croatia
#864
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#35,262
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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