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Tancev, Zoran
🇲🇰FIDE 15001113· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1978
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Zoran Tancev, a 48-year-old player, is rated 2250 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 62 months (2003–2008), 15 months (2009–2011), 32 months (2012–2014), 91 months (2014–2022) and 18 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: XXXIII Ekipen sampionat na Makedonija za 2025 godina. Also played 1 blitz event (including Petti rejtinguvan Blitz Turnir na SK KARPOSH za sezonata 2025-2026) recently. His peak of 2284 was reached at age 33 (May 2011); he also reached #19 nationally in Jan 2023.
Previously known as Mile Simonovski (until Oct 2008).
Current rating
2250
Standard
Rpd2296·Blz2297
All-time high
2284
−34 pts below
May 2011 · age 33
May 2011 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,836 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 2250
Jun 2026
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2251
Oct 2023
Peak national rank: #19
at age 45 · rated 2251
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2251 → returned at 2241
Nov 2022
2014
Inactive for 91 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2250
Oct 2014
2012
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2268 → returned at 2257
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2225 → 2250
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #18 | 2408 | +24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilip PancevskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2430
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAleksander KralevskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2056
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDejan StojanovskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2400
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsVlatko BogdanovskiGM
🇲🇰MKD·2374
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsLjubisa AndonovskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2253
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
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North Macedonia
#19
out of 514 players
Europe
#3,981
in continent
World
#5,836
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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