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Popovic, Milan S
FM🇷🇸FIDE 940720· Male· Serbia· Born in 1995
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Milan S Popovic, a 31-year-old Serbian FIDE Master, is rated 2375 — just 18 short of his peak of 2393 (Jul 2022, age 27) and ranked 50th among Serbian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament, and GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 3 rapid (including XXII Svetosavski turnir - Sabac 2026) and 11 blitz events (including Memorijalni brzopotezni turnir "Moma Vucicevic 2025") recently. He took a 21-month break between Feb 2016 and Dec 2017. He reached Serbian #49 in Mar 2023.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #11, #10 and #15 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2375
Standard
Rpd2452·Blz2413
All-time high
2393
−18 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 27
Jul 2022 · age 27
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50
#50 · Serbian players · of 3,079
Career timeline
16 entries2025
500 career games
at age 30
Mar 2025
2023
Peak Serbian rank: #49
at age 28 · rated 2393
Mar 2023
2022
All-time peak 2393
at age 27 · −18 from today
Jul 2022
2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 25
Dec 2020
2018
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2264
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
2339 → 2375
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
24/ 3666.7%
15W18D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsErnesto J. Fernandez GuillenIM2,460·52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026·R9·+12.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsCarlos Daniel Albornoz CabreraGM2,579·52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026·R3·-4.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2379 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #7 | 2477 | +42.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2402 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 2215 | -29.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSinisa RemeckiFM
🇷🇸SRB·2210
+30 −6 =14
50 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMilos Torbica
🇷🇸SRB·2172
+31 −3 =4
38 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+10 −15 =10
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvan Banovic
🇷🇸SRB·2254
+7 −3 =25
35 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsVuk SavanovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2303
+4 −4 =25
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Serbia
#50
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#1,357
in continent
World
#2,122
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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