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Ivanovic, Bozidar
GM🇲🇪FIDE 900095· Male· Montenegro· Born in 1946
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Bozidar Ivanovic, a 80-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2321 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 22 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: 78th Montenegro Individual Championship and Montenegro Team Cup 2025 Round 1-2. Also played 2 rapid (including 5. Memorijal "Radojica Dabetic") and 1 blitz events (including Montenegro Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2015–2017), 25 months (2018–2020, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2512 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2003, World #497 at the time); he spent 12 months in top 5.
Competes for Montenegro since Jan 2007. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 55).
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2299
All-time high
2512
−191 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 57
Apr 2003 · age 57
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#3,438 · players worldwide · of 218,279
12 months in National top 5 (2001–2003)
12 months in National top 5 (2001–2003)
Career timeline
22 entries2022
2nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2402
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2403
Nov 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 72
Sep 2018
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2403 → returned at 2402
Sep 2018
2017
5th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2408
Jul 2017
2015
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2406 → returned at 2409
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2320 → 2321
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
12W11D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #41 | 2401 | +3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #22 | 2313 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/11 | #7 | 2261 | -6.1 |
Knockout | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | R32 | 3047 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikola DjukicGM
🇲🇪MNE·2470
+1 −8 =9
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMilan DraskoGM
🇲🇪MNE·2322
+1 −5 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsDragisa BlagojevicGM
🇲🇪MNE·2413
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsVeljko Draganic
🇲🇪MNE·2303
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBlazo KalezicIM
🇲🇪MNE·2400
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings
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Montenegro
#20
out of 459 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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