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Kovac, Petar
FM🇭🇷FIDE 14562170· Male· Croatia· Born in 2006
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Petar Kovac, a 20-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2393 — just 10 short of his peak of 2403 (Jan 2026, age 20) and ranked 24th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: GRAND PRIX HSS - 2026., S: Kvalifikacije za ulazak u 1. b ligu, and DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: 4. pozivni sahovski turnir "Vinkovacke jeseni 2025") recently. He reached Croatian #19 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #83 in U20 and #1, #1, #1, #5 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2393
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2366
All-time high
2403
−10 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · Croatian players · of 2,410
Career timeline
19 entries2026
83rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2403
Feb 2026
Peak Croatian rank: #19
at age 20 · rated 2403
Jan 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2403
at age 20 · −10 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 19
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
2361 → 2393
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
30/ 4566.7%
24W12D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIvan LeventicGM2,363·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R7·+10.5
3.[W]vsGoran DjurovicIM2,356·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R5·+10.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFM2,095·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R2·-16.2
2.[L]vsBorna FrancFM2,241·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina·R8·-12.9
3.[L]vsNenad PanicIM2,311·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2·R4·-11.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | R16 | 1602 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2564 | +12.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2555 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2382 | +17.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2385 | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2/8 | #9 | 2211 | -31.2 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2418 | +14.8 |
Worst Elo result: S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2 (-31.2 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoran Ljikar
🇭🇷CRO·2194
+1 −6 =24
31 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsStjepan Damjanovic
🇭🇷CRO·2152
+22 −4 =2
28 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHrvoje Sipic
🇭🇷CRO·2180
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMario ZovkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2268
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDamian VucenovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2195
+12 −0 =3
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#24
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#1,135
in continent
World
#1,799
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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