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Livaic, Leon
GM🇭🇷FIDE 14531534· Male· Croatia· Born in 2000
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Leon Livaic, a 26-year-old Croatian Grandmaster, is rated 2567 — just 24 short of his peak of 2591 (Apr 2023, age 23) and ranked 3rd among Croatian players, and 242nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 6 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11. Also played 3 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #233 in Apr 2023 and has been in Croatian top 3 for 25 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 22), IM in 2017 (age 17), and FM in 2015 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #26 in U20, World #22 in U18, World #19 in U16, World #98 in U14, World #49 in U10 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2567
Standard
Rpd2523·Blz2571
All-time high
2591
−24 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 23
Apr 2023 · age 23
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Croatian players · of 2,407
National top 3 since Jan 2026
National top 3 since Jan 2026
Career timeline
26 entries2026
25 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Sep 2022
Jun 2026
2023
1,000 career games
at age 23
May 2023
Peak World rank: #233
at age 23 · rated 2591
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2591
at age 23 · −26 from today
Apr 2023
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 2022 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2022
Peak Croatian rank: #3
at age 22 · rated 2565
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2550 → 2567
Tournaments
17
83 games
Score
51/ 8361.4%
31W40D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #14 | 2597 | +3.1 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 2520 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #119 | 2573 | -0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 2574 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #318 | 2405 | -6.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #147 | 2382 | -6.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #32 | 2712 | +6.3 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | F | 2647 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 2640 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #19 | 2575 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiljenko MuhaFM
🇭🇷CRO·2285
+14 −2 =4
20 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsBranko RoguljIM
🇭🇷CRO·2244
+8 −10 =1
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMladen PalacGM
🇭🇷CRO·2468
+7 −4 =6
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnte Jurkovic
🇭🇷CRO·2247
+6 −8 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsZdenko KozulGM
🇭🇷CRO·2497
+4 −7 =5
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#3
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#133
in continent
World
#242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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