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Maksimovic, Branimir
IM🇷🇸FIDE 901490· Male· Serbia· Born in 1955
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Branimir Maksimovic, a 71-year-old Serbian International Master, is rated 2158 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Guitar Group - B, Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Drum Group - B, and Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Clairnet Group - B. Also played 1 rapid event (including TROFEJ NISA 2026) recently. His peak of 2464 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2001, Serbian #32 at the time).
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 46).
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2165·Blz2135
All-time high
2464
−306 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 46
Jul 2001 · age 46
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,700 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2026
8th Serbian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2173
May 2026
2022
1,000 career games
at age 67
Oct 2022
2021
73rd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2310
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2305 → returned at 2309
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 64
Jun 2019
2017
59th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2357
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2131 → 2158
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
44/ 6765.7%
31W26D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrei-Nestor CioaraIM2,393·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R8·+8.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2134 | +1.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7/10 | #1 | 2106 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2085 | -10.7 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2183 | +2.5 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #7 | 2245 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 2077 | -3.7 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2231 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #132 | 2311 | +19.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario LivajaFM
🇷🇸SRB·2257
+26 −27 =12
65 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsNemanja ZivkovicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2325
+23 −22 =11
56 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsAndrija Marko Krstic
🇷🇸SRB·2133
+27 −7 =9
43 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsLjubomir BiljanicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2148
+14 −18 =5
37 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsMaja Velickovski-NejkovicWIM
🇷🇸SRB·1947
+23 −8 =6
37 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Serbia
#323
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#7,632
in continent
World
#10,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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