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Mandalinic, David
CM🇭🇷FIDE 79300189· Male· Croatia· Born in 2007
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David Mandalinic, a 19-year-old Croatian Candidate Master, is rated 2196 — just 28 short of his peak of 2224 (Feb 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +136 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 4-6, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including R: XI. OTVORENI POJEDINACNI RAPID TURNIR "PEROJ" 2025.) and 9 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #4, #9 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2196
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2138
All-time high
2224
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#507 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,035
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Croatian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2224
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 19
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2224
at age 19 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
9th Croatian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2127
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+186
2010 → 2196
Tournaments
15
98 games
Score
51.5/ 9852.6%
32W39D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJan Horcicka2,103·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina·R8·+25.2
3.[W]vsEva Mihaljevic2,032·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniori do 19 godina·R7·+21.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/6 | #17 | 2326 | +23.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 2213 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #941 | 1926 | -29.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 3002 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/8 | #97 | 2101 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #173 | 2144 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #50 | 2229 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2242 | +54.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2162 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 2233 | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZvan Sosic
🇭🇷CRO·2032
+8 −6 =1
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIvano TomljanovicCM
🇭🇷CRO·2136
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuka Karlovic
🇭🇷CRO·2116
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsIgor Fattorich
🇭🇷CRO·1926
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLovro Mucic
🇭🇷CRO·1874
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Croatia
#132
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#5,907
in continent
World
#8,410
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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