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Kopljar, Nikola
🇭🇷FIDE 79318126· Male· Croatia· Born in 2012
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Nikola Kopljar, a 14-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1921 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is climbing fast, having gained +267 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Treca B seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 4-5, S: Kadeti prva HSL SZZI 2026. 5-6, and Wellness Chess Tour GP3 Pecs. Also played 8 rapid (including R: Prvenstvo Osijeka 2025) and 8 blitz events (including 8. Vecernji brzopotezni turnir "GAMBIT BLIC 2025") recently. His peak of 1962 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #6 and #8 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1890
All-time high
1962
−41 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#947 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+303 Elo)
1654 → 1957
May 2026
6th Croatian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1962
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 14 · −41 from today
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Sep 2025
2024
8th Croatian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1654
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+133
1788 → 1921
Tournaments
18
82 games
Score
49/ 8259.8%
38W22D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLuka Markovic1,590·S: Pojedinacno prvenstvo Republike Hrvatske za 2025. - kadeti U13·R3·-30.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 789 | -36.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2554 | +24.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2446 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1900 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 1726 | -22.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #39 | 1798 | -43.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #9 | 2062 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #87 | 1967 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 1918 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #39 | 1966 | +27.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFran Milicevic
🇭🇷CRO·1762
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPaula JuricWCM
🇭🇷CRO·1957
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMislav Blazevic
🇭🇷CRO·1981
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDuje Mandaric
🇭🇷CRO·1856
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsFilip Katava
🇭🇷CRO·1736
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#787
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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