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Balen, Drago
🇭🇷FIDE 79303412· Male· Croatia· Born in 1972
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Drago Balen, a 54-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1735 — just 20 short of his peak of 1755 (Nov 2025, age 53). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between May 2022 and May 2024. Recent appearances: S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2 and 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1755
−20 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 53
Nov 2025 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1755
at age 53 · −20 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1506 → 1749
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1500
at age 50
May 2022
Crossed 1400
at age 50
May 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1506 → returned at 1722
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1732 → 1735
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #30 | 949 | -20.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2585 | +22.8 |
Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,566
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#69,459
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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