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Kanizaj, Benjamin
🇭🇷FIDE 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
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2101 → 2132
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
10W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2331 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #67 | 1950 | -9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2116 | +3.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #13 | 2348 | +19.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #85 | 1415 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/10 | #49 | 2135 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #18 | 2124 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGoran SegovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2228
+3 −10 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIvor Colev
🇭🇷CRO·2220
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBruno MakovecFM
🇭🇷CRO·2280
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMatija ZadravecFM
🇭🇷CRO·2322
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsZlatko Strukelj
🇭🇷CRO·1805
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#222
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#9,128
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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