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LZ
Ljikar, Zoran
🇭🇷FIDE 919578· Male· Croatia· Born in 1970
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Zoran Ljikar, a 56-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2194 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2156 and 2206 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6 and DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11. Also played 11 rapid (including Prvi Memorijalni turnir Mijodrag Ratkovic) and 10 blitz events (including Drugi memorijalni turnir "Miroslav Cabarkapa Mimica") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2005–2007) and 24 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2270 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2016).
Competes for Croatia since Jan 2007.
Current rating
2194
Standard
Rpd2231·Blz2248
All-time high
2270
−76 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 46
Jan 2016 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2026
7th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2201
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Nov 2025
2024
14th Croatian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2206
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2194 → 2194
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #33 | 2142 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario ZovkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2278
+0 −0 =43
43 games·last met May 2026
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vsNenad MrkonjicIM
🇭🇷CRO·2332
+4 −12 =17
33 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPetar KovacFM
🇭🇷CRO·2393
+6 −1 =24
31 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrija Babic
🇭🇷CRO·2074
+18 −9 =4
31 games·last met May 2024
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vsSlavko S RosicFM
🇧🇦BIH·2100
+18 −7 =5
30 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#136
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#5,979
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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