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Holiga, Benjamin
🇭🇷FIDE 79315127· Male· Croatia· Born in 2015
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Benjamin Holiga, a 11-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1541. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Prvomajski sahovski turnir- Open U1800, S: 2A. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 7-9, and S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina. Also played 6 rapid (including R: Zavrsni turnir sahovske sekcije SABA RH 2025.) and 7 blitz events (including B: Novi Golubovec 2026. Otvoreni medjunarodni brzopotezni turnir, Open A) recently. His peak of 1669 was reached at age 11 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #9 and #11 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1541
Standard
Rpd1692·Blz1827
All-time high
1669
−128 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 11
Mar 2026 · age 11
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#169,819
#169,819 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
9th Croatian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1669
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1468 → 1669
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1669
at age 11 · −128 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Feb 2026
2025
11th Croatian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1570
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
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 2353 (+778) · 6/6 · #10
Evolution
+50
1491 → 1541
Tournaments
12
65 games
Score
35/ 6553.8%
28W14D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #24 | 1594 | -33.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #18 | 1428 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #10 | 2353 | -35.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1516 | -25.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1506 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #36 | 1765 | +61.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #17 | 1836 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1799 | +84.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #17 | 1935 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #8 | 2413 | +41.6 |
Worst Elo result: S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina (-35.6 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Bubalo
🇭🇷CRO·1560
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFaust Kovac
🇭🇷CRO·1580
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsDominik Bezjak
🇭🇷CRO·1579
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLuka Lesnicar
🇭🇷CRO·1730
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsViktor Gasparec
🇭🇷CRO·1687
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#2,157
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#109,855
in continent
World
#169,791
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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