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Popovic, Dusan
GM🇷🇸FIDE 927031· Male· Serbia· Born in 1983
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Dusan Popovic, a 43-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2430 and ranked 26th among Serbian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, SixDays Budapest March 2026 - GM-A, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 2 blitz events (including Drugi memorijalni turnir "Miroslav Cabarkapa Mimica") recently. His peak of 2583 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2012, World #278 at the time); he spent 31 months in Serbian top 10.
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 24) and IM in 2003 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #54 in U20 and World #75 in U18.
Current rating
2430
Standard
Rpd2538·Blz2572
All-time high
2583
−153 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 29
Sep 2012 · age 29
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · Serbian players · of 3,076
31 months in National top 10 (2006–2024)
31 months in National top 10 (2006–2024)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
58th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2495
Jan 2025
2024
31 months in national top 10
since Oct 2006
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 41
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 40
Jan 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 37
Mar 2020
2018
1,000 career games
at age 35
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
2474 → 2430
Tournaments
8
65 games
Score
38/ 6558.5%
21W34D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSivert Schanche TorfossCM2,150·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open·R2·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2477 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2302 | -18.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2324 | -9.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2260 | -2.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #22 | 2421 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2388 | -10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6.5/10 | #16 | 2482 | +2.7 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2421 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMisa PapGM
🇷🇸SRB·2415
+3 −0 =11
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAleksandar KovacevicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2437
+0 −1 =12
13 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNikola SedlakGM
🇷🇸SRB·2342
+1 −0 =12
13 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsMilos PerunovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2502
+4 −0 =8
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsBranko DamljanovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2353
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Serbia
#26
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#763
in continent
World
#1,241
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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