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Lajthajm, Borko
GM🇷🇸FIDE 916358· Male· Serbia· Born in 1976
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Borko Lajthajm, a 50-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2253 and sitting in the top 5% of Serbian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA, and GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 9 rapid (including XXII Svetosavski turnir - Sabac 2026) and 7 blitz events (including Pojedinacno prvenstvo Srbije u brzopoteznom sahu za 2025. god.) recently. His peak of 2539 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2014, Serbian #14 at the time).
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 31), IM in 2006 (age 30), and FM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2253
Standard
Rpd2394·Blz2350
All-time high
2539
−286 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 38
Apr 2014 · age 38
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#148 · Serbian players · of 3,076
Career timeline
24 entries2025
11th Serbian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2350
Nov 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 45
Jan 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Dec 2019
2017
79th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2489
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 40
May 2016
2015
1,000 career games
at age 39
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-91
2344 → 2253
Tournaments
13
80 games
Score
35/ 8043.8%
16W38D26L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsArtem PostnikovFM2,251·38th INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF BELGRADE "BELGRADE TROPHY 2025"·R4·+4.6
3.[W]vsVince Gergo TurcsanyiFM2,283·HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 1·R1·+4.2
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRastko Marjanovic2,116·38th INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF BELGRADE "BELGRADE TROPHY 2025"·R8·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1489 | -4.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #100 | 2338 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #22 | 2301 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/8 | #57 | 2015 | -26.3 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2279 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/7 | #10 | 2234 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #5 | 2192 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2246 | -6.5 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/8 | #10 | 2030 | -31.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+3 −8 =49
60 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMiodrag R SavicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2429
+2 −5 =31
38 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGoran ArsovicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2316
+4 −0 =26
30 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBranko DamljanovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2353
+3 −15 =12
30 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsIvan SredojevicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2135
+7 −8 =14
29 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Serbia
#148
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#3,887
in continent
World
#5,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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