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SJ
Sovar, Josip
🇭🇷FIDE 14557347· Male· Croatia· Born in 1953
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Josip Sovar, a 73-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1649 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2019) and 15 months (2021–2023). Recent appearances: CETVRTA A HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 10 and CETVRTA A HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-9.
Current rating
1649
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1692
All-time high
1649
at best
Apr 2025 · age 72
Apr 2025 · age 72
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#128,585
#128,585 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1649
at age 72
Apr 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1385 → 1633
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1649 → 1649
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2252 | +5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #41 | 2625 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,875
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#88,203
in continent
World
#128,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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