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Knezovic, Ilija
🇭🇷FIDE 14538466· Male· Croatia· Born in 1975
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Ilija Knezovic, a 51-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1746. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu. Also played 3 rapid (including R: 2. Otvoreni sahovski turnir "OLUJA") and 2 blitz events (including B: Bozicni brzopotezni turnir SK Brda 2025) recently. His peak of 1810 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1790
All-time high
1810
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49
Mar 2024 · age 49
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1684 → 1802
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1810
at age 49 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2022
92nd Croatian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1723
Apr 2022
2020
80th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1751
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 44
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinuperf 2024 (+278) · 3.5/5 · #33
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1780 → 1746
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsSime Lovrincevic1,767·S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu·R8·+0.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeonardo Duran1,651·S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu·R4·-12.7
2.[L]vsDuje Pardovicki1,664·S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu·R6·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #33 | 2024 | -34.0 |
Worst Elo result: S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu (-34.0 Elo, finished #33).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosip Batinic
🇭🇷CRO·1921
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBranko Saric
🇭🇷CRO·1807
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsBerislav Sevelj
🇭🇷CRO·1842
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrunoslav Simunic
🇭🇷CRO·2052
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsAnte Ljubicic
🇭🇷CRO·1742
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
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Croatia
#1,520
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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