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Balen, Drago

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FIDEFIDE 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 21-month break between May 2022 and Mar 2024. Recent standard appearances include S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10, and 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 5.

Current rating

1735

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1755

−20 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 53

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,610

#97,610 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
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 21 months
paused at 1506 → returned at 1704
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Josip Lakatos 1,785
4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10 · Oct 2025 · +21.7 Elo
Evolution
+3
1732 → 1735
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJosip Lakatos1,785·4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10·R9·+21.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMiroslav Lovcanin1,749·S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2·R1·-19.2
2.[L]vsIvan Mackovic1,804·4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 5·R5·-15.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2
Team
Mar 20260/1#30949-20.4
4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10
Team
Oct 20251/1#142585+22.8
4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 5
Team
May 20250/1#171004-16.8
Worst Elo result: S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2 (-20.4 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Croatia
#1,575
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#69,322
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2
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3
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2,565
4
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2,560
5
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2,550
6
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2,549
7
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2,517
8
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2,493
9
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2,492
10
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2,471
...
1575🇭🇷Balen, Drago1,735
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
69322🇭🇷Balen, Drago1,735
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
97609🇭🇷Balen, Drago1,735