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Begus, Drasko
FM🇷🇸FIDE 918903· Male· Serbia· Born in 1970
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Drasko Begus, a 56-year-old Serbian FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2200–2250 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025, Druga liga Centralne Srbije - Zapad 2025, and S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025". Also played 4 rapid (including LOZNICA OPEN - 2025.) and 4 blitz events (including 12. Memorijalni turnir "Djordje Konjevic") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2345 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2012); he also reached Serbian #94 in Dec 2023.
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31). Earned a IM norm at 1st League CS 2012.
Current rating
2239
Standard
Rpd2270·Blz2257
All-time high
2345
−106 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 42
Nov 2012 · age 42
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,293 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
16th Serbian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2239
May 2026
2023
Peak Serbian rank: #94
at age 53 · rated 2312
Dec 2023
2021
15th Serbian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2340
Aug 2021
2020
11th Serbian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2321
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2300 → 2338
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2260 → 2239
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
8W4D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsTomislav Music2,061·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R3·+5.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGordan MarkoticIM2,128·S: 3. OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR DUBROVNIK ADVENT 2025·R6·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #28 | 2137 | -11.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #77 | 2323 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #42 | 2166 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025" (-18.0 Elo, finished #42).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarko NenezicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2483
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJovan RadlovackiIM
🇷🇸SRB·2233
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMarko Ivanovic
🇷🇸SRB·2246
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMiodrag LjubinkovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2098
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNovica Trifunovic
🇷🇸SRB·2082
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Serbia
#169
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#4,311
in continent
World
#6,293
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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