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KF
Kovac, Faust
🇭🇷FIDE 14595338· Male· Croatia· Born in 2015
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Faust Kovac, a 11-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1580. He is rising rapidly, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2A. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 7-9, S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina, and S: 2A. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 4-6. Also played 7 rapid (including R: Zavrsni turnir sahovske sekcije SABA RH 2025.) and 7 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 1624 was reached at age 11 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #17, #6 and #4 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1766
All-time high
1624
−44 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,681
#154,681 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
17th Croatian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1624
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1624
at age 11 · −44 from today
Apr 2026
2025
6th Croatian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1605
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godinaperf 2396 (+816) · 5/5 · #25
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
1506 → 1580
Tournaments
8
51 games
Score
25/ 5149.0%
25W12D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarin Kunovac1,443·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R8·-27.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1723 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #25 | 2396 | -58.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2395 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #60 | 2258 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1694 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2445 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #7 | 1681 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #36 | 1788 | +74.0 |
Worst Elo result: S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina (-58.8 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakov Friscic
🇭🇷CRO·1929
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBenjamin Holiga
🇭🇷CRO·1541
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatija Barbaric
🇭🇷CRO·1971
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDamir Puhalo
🇭🇷CRO·1556
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRobert Puhalo
🇭🇷CRO·1446
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#2,057
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#102,334
in continent
World
#154,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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