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Zelic, Branko
FM🇭🇷FIDE 903027· Male· Croatia· Born in 1961
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Branko Zelic, a 65-year-old Croatian FIDE Master, is rated 2155 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. He took a 107-month break between Jan 2001 and Jan 2010. His peak of 2366 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2012, Croatian #64 at the time).
Competes for Croatia since Apr 2009. Awarded FM in 2012 (age 51).
Current rating
2155
Standard
Rpd2293·Blz—
All-time high
2366
−211 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 51
Jan 2012 · age 51
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,918 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2164 → 2203
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Apr 2023
2022
15th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2230
Apr 2022
2021
13th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2256
Nov 2021
2016
100 career games
at age 55
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2186 → 2155
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2725 | +4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2209 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #77 | 1313 | -23.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 2231 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #79 | 1374 | -20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris Galoic
🇭🇷CRO·2006
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsNenad Frouth
🇭🇷CRO·2148
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDenis Jakupec
🇭🇷CRO·1935
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsRobert Soldo
🇭🇷CRO·2065
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsZoran Vidic
🇭🇷CRO·1904
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#183
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#7,808
in continent
World
#10,918
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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