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Zlender, Nedeljko
🇭🇷FIDE 14532000· Male· Croatia· Born in 1972
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Nedeljko Zlender, a 54-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1777 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Nov 2021 and Apr 2023. Recent standard appearances include S: Cetvrta B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 4-5, TRECA B HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 9, and TRECA B HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 6-8.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1786
All-time high
1777
at best
May 2026 · age 54
May 2026 · age 54
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1777
at age 54
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1603 → 1764
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1607
Nov 2021
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Oct 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Oct 2021
2019
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1768 → 1777
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2314 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1801 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #32 | 1846 | +4.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,388
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#60,177
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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