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Zivkovic, Sava
FM🇷🇸FIDE 915920· Male· Serbia· Born in 1970
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Sava Zivkovic, a 56-year-old Serbian FIDE Master, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2175 and 2241 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include RADNICKICHESS FM Round Robin March 2026, Novogodisnji rejting turnir SSB 2026, and Druga liga Centralne Srbije - Zapad 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including LOZNICA OPEN - 2025.) and 5 blitz events (including Secanje na Velimirovica 2026 - finale) recently. His peak of 2355 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2012).
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31). Earned a IM norm at 18th Belgrade trophy 2005.
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd2202·Blz2223
All-time high
2355
−169 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 42
Nov 2012 · age 42
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,926 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
17th Serbian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2241
Jan 2026
2025
16th Serbian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2241
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Oct 2025
2020
500 career games
at age 50
Jan 2020
2019
16th Serbian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2334
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Prva liga Republike Srpske u sahu za 2025. godinu - SENIORIperf 2347 (+121) · 4.5/8 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2195 → 2186
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
12W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2052 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #48 | 2003 | -22.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6/10 | #20 | 2242 | +14.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #18 | 2347 | +31.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandar Stamatovic
🇷🇸SRB·2024
+14 −8 =4
26 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPredrag Ignjatovic
🇷🇸SRB·2242
+0 −0 =19
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIvan TismaCM
🇷🇸SRB·1987
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRadovan GovedaricaIM
🇷🇸SRB·2252
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLjubisa Lazic
🇷🇸SRB·2019
+8 −0 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Serbia
#263
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#6,289
in continent
World
#8,926
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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