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Benko, Zeljko
🇭🇷FIDE 79326803· Male· Croatia· Born in 1957
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Zeljko Benko, a 69-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1678 — just 12 short of his peak of 1690 (Nov 2025, age 68). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, S: Novogodisnji sahovski turnir - Open U1800, and 4.C liga SZZ Centar 2025 8-10. Also played 1 rapid (including R: PRVENSTVO SMZ ZA VETERANE 2026) and 4 blitz events (including B: BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR I. MEMORIJAL DARIJA JUKICA) recently.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz1591
All-time high
1690
−12 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 68
Nov 2025 · age 68
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,892
#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1652 → 1690
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1690
at age 68 · −12 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1652 · at age 68
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
9W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1958 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #35 | 2330 | -45.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #5 | 2626 | +38.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 957 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,780
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#81,981
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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