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Popovic, Nikola

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FIDEFIDE 16507851· Male· Montenegro· Born in 2002

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Nikola Popovic, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1792 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CEDIS Festival saha 03-2026, CEDIS Festival saha 01-2026, and 78th Montenegro Individual Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including 5. Memorijal "Radojica Dabetic") recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2024 and Mar 2026.

At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1792

Standard

Rpd1880·Blz1831

All-time high

1792

at best
Jun 2026 · age 24

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#78,904

#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
50th 20-35 player nationally
at age 24 · rated 1792
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1792
at age 24
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1693 → returned at 1760
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1433 → 1693
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2nd Montenegro League 2026
perf 2005 (+213) · 6/8 · #12
Top opponent
vs Radomir Matovic 2,087
78th Montenegro Individual Championship · Feb 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+99
1693 → 1792
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
16/ 2955.2%
12W8D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Sorochenkov1,428·CEDIS Festival saha 01-2026·R4·-17.2
2.[L]vsToman Peric1,762·CEDIS Festival saha 03-2026·R2·-10.9
3.[L]vsTafil Muric1,912·2nd Montenegro League 2026·R5·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CEDIS Festival saha 03-2026
Swiss
May 20262.5/4#181878-7.4
2nd Montenegro League 2026
Team
May 20266/8#122005+55.0
CEDIS Festival saha 01-2026
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/3#322102-16.4
78th Montenegro Individual Championship
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/10#441924+67.2
Worst Elo result: CEDIS Festival saha 01-2026 (-16.4 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
Montenegro
#199
out of 459 players
Europe
#57,016
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Montenegro
1
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2
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3
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2,506
4
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2,497
5
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2,491
6
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2,470
7
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2,413
8
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2,401
9
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2,400
10
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2,398
...
199🇲🇪Popovic, Nikola1,792
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
57016🇲🇪Popovic, Nikola1,792
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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78903🇲🇪Popovic, Nikola1,792