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Lesnicar, Luka
🇭🇷FIDE 79324100· Male· Croatia· Born in 2015
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Luka Lesnicar, a 11-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1730 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2A. Kadetska liga SZZ Centar 2026 7-9, S: 5.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, and S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina. Also played 7 rapid (including R: 21. kadetski sahovski turnir "Iovallium"_otvoreno kadetsko prvenstvo Valpova) and 5 blitz events (including B: Prvenstvo Hrvatske u brzopoteznom sahu za mlade do 18 godina za 2025. godinu M_10) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #5 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz1544
All-time high
1730
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
6th Croatian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1730
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1618 → 1730
May 2026
All-time peak 1730
at age 11
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Apr 2026
2025
5th Croatian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1618
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Jun 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 2497 (+767) · 6.5/6 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
+197
1533 → 1730
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
20/ 2969.0%
17W6D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMatija Barbaric1,881·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R6·+28.2
3.[W]vsLukas Stanisic1,825·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R3·+25.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlan Katusic1,574·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R7·-28.4
2.[L]vsLovro Lisjak1,622·S: Pojedinacno kadetsko prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2026. - kadeti do 11 godina·R9·-26.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1833 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2208 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/6 | #7 | 2497 | +51.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #22 | 2336 | -6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2439 | +66.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #19 | 1672 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1767 | +62.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsBenjamin Holiga
🇭🇷CRO·1541
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLovro Lisjak
🇭🇷CRO·1681
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMarin Kunovac
🇭🇷CRO·1503
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFaust Kovac
🇭🇷CRO·1580
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNora Ljaljic
🇭🇷CRO·1583
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,593
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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