Format
RZ
Rovcanin, Zeljko
🇲🇪FIDE 932043· Male· Montenegro· Born in 1962
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Zeljko Rovcanin, a 64-year-old player, is rated 2098 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: 78th Montenegro Individual Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including 19. Memorijal "Ljubodrag Ljubo Djurovic") recently. He had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2006), 14 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2011–2012), 23 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 73 months (2018–2024). His peak of 2267 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2004, #40 nationally at the time).
Competes for Montenegro since Jan 2007.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd2112·Blz2097
All-time high
2267
−169 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 42
Apr 2004 · age 42
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
7th 60-65 player nationally
at age 64 · rated 2098
Jun 2026
2019
7th 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 2113
Aug 2019
2018
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2113 → returned at 2065
Sep 2018
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2146 → returned at 2152
Sep 2014
2013
8th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2173
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2173 → returned at 2146
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
2060 → 2098
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
13/ 2065.0%
10W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2207 | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/10 | #40 | 2176 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSreten DjukanovicFM
🇲🇪MNE·2159
+9 −22 =19
50 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsIgor VujacicCM
🇲🇪MNE·2092
+6 −5 =29
40 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsNebojsa Mitric
🇲🇪MNE·1835
+28 −5 =2
35 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsVelimir Jeknic
🇲🇪MNE·1903
+13 −11 =10
34 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsAndrej SukovicFM
🇲🇪MNE·2297
+19 −8 =4
31 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Montenegro
#62
out of 459 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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