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Vrljicak, Luka
🇭🇷FIDE 14543559· Male· Croatia· Born in 1949
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Luka Vrljicak, a 77-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1665 — just 1 short of his peak of 1666 (Mar 2024, age 75). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017), 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025.
Current rating
1665
Standard
Rpd1699·Blz—
All-time high
1666
−1 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,545
#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
78th Croatian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1666
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1443 → 1666
Nov 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1665
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1666
at age 75 · −1 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1666 → 1665
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMarijan Strukelj1,726·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R6·+11.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSime Lovrincevic1,775·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R3·-6.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #78 | 1879 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,823
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#84,722
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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