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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 2322 — his current career high and ranked 42nd among Croatian players, and in the top 2% 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 6 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. He reached Croatian #42 in May 2026.
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
2322
Standard
Rpd2307·Blz2310
All-time high
2322
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · Croatian players · of 2,410
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+99
2223 → 2322
Tournaments
10
70 games
Score
41.5/ 7059.3%
31W21D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #22 | 2242 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2128 | -31.6 |
Worst Elo result: S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina (-51.5 Elo, finished #5).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBorna FrancFM
🇭🇷CRO·2245
+1 −7 =9
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvano SundacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2257
+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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vsJan Horcicka
🇭🇷CRO·2086
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#42
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#2,246
in continent
World
#3,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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