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Began, Branko

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FIDEFIDE 14523310· Male· Croatia· Born in 1978

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Branko Began, a 48-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1890 — just 12 short of his peak of 1902 (Apr 2025, age 47). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019) and 16 months (2023–2025). Recent standard appearances include S: 4. HSL-JUG 2026 1, 5. HSL-JUG 2025 6-7, and 5. HSL-JUG 2025 4-5.

Current rating

1890

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1902

−12 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 47

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#50,574

#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 47
Oct 2025
62nd Croatian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1902
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1902
at age 47 · −12 from today
Apr 2025
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1902
Nov 2023
2022
61st Croatian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1812
Apr 2022
2017
70th Croatian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1862
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Branko Bakija 1,792
5. HSL-JUG 2025 6-7 · Oct 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-12
1902 → 1890
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsBranko Bakija1,792·5. HSL-JUG 2025 6-7·R7·+7.0
2.[W]vsMarino Kosovic1,615·5. HSL-JUG 2025 4-5·R5·+3.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDrazen Vlasic1,792·5. HSL-JUG 2025 4-5·R4·-12.8
2.[L]vsStipan Batinic1,927·S: 4. HSL-JUG 2026 1·R1·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 4. HSL-JUG 2026 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#391127-9.2
5. HSL-JUG 2025 6-7
Team
Oct 20251/1#92592+7.2
5. HSL-JUG 2025 4-5
Team
Sep 20251/2#201704-9.8

Rankings

/
Croatia
#910
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#37,233
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2
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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
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2,497
9
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2,485
10
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2,468
...
910🇭🇷Began, Branko1,890
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
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37233🇭🇷Began, Branko1,890
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
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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50573🇭🇷Began, Branko1,890