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Barbaric, Matija
🇭🇷FIDE 79305326· Male· Croatia· Born in 2015
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Matija Barbaric, a 11-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1971 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +213 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3, S: 1. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 - kadeti 7-9, and S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina. Also played 3 rapid (including R: Pozivni turnir mladih "Ljetna zavrsnica" Sesvete 2025.) and 7 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1973
All-time high
1971
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#223 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
8 entries2026
2nd Croatian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1971
May 2026
All-time peak 1971
at age 11
May 2026
100 career games
at age 11
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+280 Elo)
1601 → 1881
Mar 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+216 Elo
Sep 2025
1st Croatian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1815
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godinaperf 2451 (+480) · 8/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+182
1789 → 1971
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
39.5/ 5769.3%
34W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLuka Lesnicar1,592·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R6·-35.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2093 | +29.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #12 | 2522 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2451 | +32.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/2 | #18 | 2381 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2352 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #48 | 1896 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #93 | 2029 | +47.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1784 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #53 | 1829 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #38 | 2055 | +24.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlan Katusic
🇭🇷CRO·1744
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsFaust Kovac
🇭🇷CRO·1580
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsViktor Gasparec
🇭🇷CRO·1687
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBenjamin Holiga
🇭🇷CRO·1541
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVladimir Novosel
🇭🇷CRO·1947
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#597
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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