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Stepan, Nikola
🇭🇷FIDE 79314635· Male· Croatia· Born in 1974
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Nikola Stepan, a 52-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1561 — just 10 short of his peak of 1571 (Oct 2024, age 50). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open D and 4.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including R: 12. Otvoreni sahovski turnir "Oluja" - 2025. - seniorski open A turnir) and 10 blitz events (including B: 16. Otvoreno brzopotezno prvenstvo G. Mihaljevca 2025. "Dani Lipe" - open "A" turnir) recently.
Current rating
1561
Standard
Rpd1517·Blz1599
All-time high
1571
−10 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 50
Oct 2024 · age 50
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,024
#162,024 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2024
All-time peak 1571
at age 50 · −10 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 50
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1552 · at age 50
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1561 → 1561
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
7W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/1 | #67 | 2230 | -7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #40 | 2507 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomislav Marcec
🇭🇷CRO·1551
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAugustin Vidic
🇭🇷CRO·1721
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMartin Petric
🇭🇷CRO·1567
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMladen Petrus
🇭🇷CRO·1684
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJosip Kerman
🇭🇷CRO·1702
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#2,102
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#106,090
in continent
World
#162,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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