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Kanizaj, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 14542781· Male· Croatia· Born in 2000

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Benjamin Kanizaj, a 26-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2132 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and S: KUP MEDJIMURSKE ZUPANIJE - 2026.. Also played 5 blitz events (including B: Zadar Chess Festival - Blitz Turnir) recently.

At junior level, he reached #12, #15, #16 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2132

Standard

Rpd1949·Blz2176

All-time high

2132

at best
May 2026 · age 26

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,643 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
All-time peak 2132
at age 26
May 2026
2025
49th Croatian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2127
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vlado JakovljevicIM 2,313
2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11 · Oct 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+31
2101 → 2132
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
10W13D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLjubomir OrakFM2,216·2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11·R11·+12.5
2.[W]vsLeon Djuric2,197·S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4·R4·+11.8
3.[W]vsMario Ljubicic2,141·S: Zadar Chess Festival - A turnir·R7·+11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4
Team
Apr 20261.5/2#132331+11.0
S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#671950-9.2
S: KUP MEDJIMURSKE ZUPANIJE - 2026.
Team
Feb 20264/6#62116+3.6
2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11
Team
Oct 20252/3#132348+19.4
2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#851415-7.2

Rankings

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Croatia
#221
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#9,119
in continent
World
#12,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,657
2
🇭🇷Brkic, AnteFollow Ante BrkicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
3
🇭🇷Livaic, LeonFollow Leon LivaicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
4
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
5
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,550
6
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,492
10
🇭🇷Saric, AnteFollow Ante SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
...
221🇭🇷Kanizaj, Benjamin2,132
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
9119🇭🇷Kanizaj, Benjamin2,132
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
12643🇭🇷Kanizaj, Benjamin2,132