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Grgantov, Marin
FM🇭🇷FIDE 14561824· Male· Croatia· Born in 2007
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Marin Grgantov, a 19-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2257 and sitting in the top 4% of Croatian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3, S: GRAND PRIX HSS - 2026., and S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026''. Also played 5 rapid (including R: Medjunarodni sahovski turnir Dan grada Makarske 2025) and 4 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2322 was reached at age 19 (May 2026, Croatian #42 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 18) and CM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U10 and #2, #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2257
Standard
Rpd2307·Blz2310
All-time high
2322
−65 pts below
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#89 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Peak Croatian rank: #42
at age 19 · rated 2322
May 2026
2nd Croatian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2322
May 2026
All-time peak 2322
at age 19
May 2026
2025
1st Croatian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2304
Dec 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+66
2191 → 2257
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
31/ 5556.4%
23W16D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDominik Vidovic2,063·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina·R3·-28.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/8 | #46 | 1590 | -64.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2384 | +5.2 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | R16 | 2357 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2327 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 2319 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2389 | +99.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2305 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #30 | 2248 | +24.1 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2025 | -51.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBorna FrancFM
🇭🇷CRO·2245
+1 −7 =9
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvano SundacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2289
+2 −5 =9
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDarko Kurtovic
🇭🇷CRO·2176
+8 −1 =6
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSimun Mrkic
🇭🇷CRO·2019
+11 −1 =3
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAnte Tomas
🇭🇷CRO·2145
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#89
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#3,789
in continent
World
#5,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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