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Bjelobrk, Igor

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FIDEFIDE 4300726· Male· Australia· Born in 1982

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Igor Bjelobrk, a 44-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2380 — just 27 short of his peak of 2407 (Feb 2020, age 38) and ranked 11th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters, 2025 Gosford Open, and 2025 Burwood IM Round Robin. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached Australian #7 in Nov 2025 and has been in Australian top 10 for 41 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Australia since Jan 2007. Awarded IM in 2013 (age 31) and FM in 2005 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2380

Standard

Rpd2370·Blz2338

All-time high

2407

−27 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 38

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#11

#11 · Australian players · of 1,878
National top 10 since Sep 2023

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
41 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Jul 2020
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 44
May 2026
2025
Peak Australian rank: #7
at age 43 · rated 2387
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2397 → returned at 2387
Sep 2024
2023
1st Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2403
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 41
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Cristhian Camilo Rios GomezGM 2,385
2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters · Apr 2026 · +0.1 Elo
Evolution
-17
2397 → 2380
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
27.5/ 3872.4%
20W15D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NSW Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20266/7#12376+2.8
2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters
Swiss
Apr 20265/9#72314-7.6
2025 Gosford Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/5#72244-8.5
2025 Burwood IM Round Robin
Round-Robin
Oct 20256/9#32401+0.9
2025 NSWCA October Weekender
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/7#22287-1.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsGary W LaneIM
🇦🇺AUS·2198
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAnton SmirnovGM
🇦🇺AUS·2586
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsZong-Yuan ZhaoGM
🇦🇺AUS·2409
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsMax IllingworthGM
🇦🇺AUS·2493
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2015
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vsGeorge Wendi XieIM
🇦🇺AUS·2319
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

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Australia
#11
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#432
in continent
World
#2,043
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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