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Kucelj, Kevin
🇭🇷FIDE 14582945· Male· Croatia· Born in 2010
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Kevin Kucelj, a 16-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2094 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, and S: 1. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 - kadeti 7-9. Also played 5 rapid (including R: Pozivni turnir mladih "Ljetna zavrsnica" Sesvete 2025.) and 7 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2148 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #2, #4, #3 and #2 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2094
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2104
All-time high
2148
−54 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#662 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
10 entries2026
2nd Croatian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2148
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2148
at age 16 · −54 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+483 Elo)
1431 → 1914
Sep 2024
4th Croatian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1876
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
2026 → 2094
Tournaments
13
59 games
Score
31.5/ 5953.4%
26W19D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/6 | #27 | 2271 | +73.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1223 | -21.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2216 | +14.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #22 | 1695 | -51.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2074 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 1760 | -58.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2030 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #25 | 2161 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2130 | +33.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2133 | +30.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian PetrusCM
🇭🇷CRO·2112
+1 −10 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVibor Frouth
🇭🇷CRO·2051
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSimun Mlinaric
🇭🇷CRO·2091
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJure Tadic
🇭🇷CRO·1980
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMarko MalaricCM
🇭🇷CRO·2042
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#285
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#11,616
in continent
World
#15,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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