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Malaric, Marko
CM🇭🇷FIDE 14594960· Male· Croatia· Born in 2011
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Marko Malaric, a 15-year-old Croatian Candidate Master, is rated 2030 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is rising rapidly, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 1. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 - kadeti 7-9, and S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 15 godina. Also played 6 rapid (including Ekipno drzavno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu do 20 let) and 10 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2203 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #20 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2030
Standard
Rpd1994·Blz1951
All-time high
2203
−173 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 14
Dec 2025 · age 14
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#982 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
Career timeline
12 entries2026
1st Croatian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2203
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2203
at age 14 · −173 from today
Dec 2025
2nd Croatian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2202
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
1985 → 2030
Tournaments
14
76 games
Score
46.5/ 7661.2%
37W19D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2148 | +14.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2222 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 1951 | -23.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1781 | -26.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2541 | +31.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1871 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #178 | 2104 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #94 | 1821 | -78.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #17 | 1959 | -84.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsViseslav Botica
🇭🇷CRO·2081
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsFilip Smudj
🇭🇷CRO·1817
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVito Domic
🇭🇷CRO·1979
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKevin Kucelj
🇭🇷CRO·2042
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMilan Tusek
🇭🇷CRO·1931
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#425
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#17,094
in continent
World
#23,198
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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