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Franc, Borna
FM🇭🇷FIDE 14555948· Male· Croatia· Born in 2007
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Borna Franc, a 19-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2245 and sitting in the top 4% of Croatian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 13 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11, 2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-8, and S: 14th SPLIT OPEN: CHESS FESTIVAL 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including R: ZAGREB OPEN - VII. Memorijal Krunoslava Hulaka 2025.) and 4 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 17 (May 2024, Croatian #59 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #83 in U10 and #3, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2245
Standard
Rpd2246·Blz2380
All-time high
2318
−73 pts below
May 2024 · age 17
May 2024 · age 17
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#95 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
19 entries2026
3rd Croatian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2246
Feb 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 18
Feb 2025
2024
Peak Croatian rank: #59
at age 17 · rated 2318
May 2024
1st Croatian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2318
May 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
May 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 17
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2241 → 2245
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
8W14D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPetar KovacFM2,345·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina·R8·+13.5
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 2258 | +1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2248 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #24 | 2275 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2243 | +5.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarin GrgantovFM
🇭🇷CRO·2257
+7 −1 =9
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvano SundacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2289
+9 −0 =5
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDamian VucenovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2181
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRoko JakovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2196
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJan Horcicka
🇭🇷CRO·2086
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#95
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#4,122
in continent
World
#6,040
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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