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Muratovic, Alija

Muratovic, Alija

GM🇷🇸

FIDEFIDE 921661· Male· Serbia· Born in 1962

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Alija Muratovic, a 64-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2458 and ranked 15th among Serbian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi" and GM MIX Bijeljina 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including Pojedinacno otvoreno prvenstvo Centralne Srbije u ubrzanom sahu 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010), 152 months (2010–2023) and 18 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2513 was reached at age 61 (Aug 2023); he also reached Serbian #8 in Dec 2023.

Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded GM in 2009 (age 47), IM in 2003 (age 41), and FM in 2001 (age 39).

Current rating

2458

Standard

Rpd2263·Blz2497

All-time high

2513

−55 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 61

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Serbian players · of 3,079

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
10th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2481
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2481 → returned at 2464
Jul 2024
2023
Peak Serbian rank: #8
at age 61 · rated 2513
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2513
at age 61 · −55 from today
Aug 2023
2011
51st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2505
Jul 2011
2010
Inactive for 152 months
paused at 2505 → returned at 2513
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vitaliy BernadskiyGM 2,554
GM MIX Bijeljina 2026 · Jan 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-23
2481 → 2458
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
6W11D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsApaar SaxenaFM2,210·GM MIX Bijeljina 2026·R9·-8.1
2.[L]vsSriansh DasFM2,217·BELGRADE GM SWISS MIX·R7·-8.0
3.[L]vsPavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFM2,242·BELGRADE GM SWISS MIX·R1·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
BELGRADE GM SWISS MIX
Open Swiss
Jun 20263/7#602171-25.8
GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/9#42416-5.5
GM MIX Bijeljina 2026
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/8#352316-17.3
Worst Elo result: BELGRADE GM SWISS MIX (-25.8 Elo, finished #60).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMilko PopchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2163
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2009
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vsOgnjan TodorovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2117
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2009
View head-to-head →
vsMilan MrdjaIM
🇭🇷CRO·2186
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2009
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Serbia
#15
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#568
in continent
World
#938
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Serbia
1
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2,668
2
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2,616
3
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2,602
4
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2,600
5
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2,528
5
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2,528
7
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2,527
8
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2,500
9
🇷🇸Budisavljevic, LukaFollow Luka BudisavljevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
10
🇷🇸Ratkovic, MilovanFollow Milovan RatkovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,486
...
15🇷🇸Muratovic, Alija2,458
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
568🇷🇸Muratovic, Alija2,458
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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938🇷🇸Muratovic, Alija2,458