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Pezelj, Sinisa

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FIDEFIDE 942472· Male· Croatia· Born in 1990

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Sinisa Pezelj, a 36-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2253 — just 20 short of his peak of 2273 (Jun 2017, age 27) and sitting in the top 4% of Croatian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2201 and 2253 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6, S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinu, and DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11. Also played 2 rapid (including MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI RAPID TURNIR "Lovcenac 2025") and 1 blitz events (including B: 5. BRZOPOTEZNI TURNIR GRADISTE 2025 - turnir povodom Dana opcine Gradiste) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 52 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). He reached Croatian #92 in May 2026.

Competes for Croatia since Feb 2015. At junior level, he reached #4, #6 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2253

Standard

Rpd2218·Blz2204

All-time high

2273

−20 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 27

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#92 · Croatian players · of 2,410

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Peak Croatian rank: #92
at age 36 · rated 2253
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2231 → returned at 2215
May 2023
2018
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2231
Dec 2018
2017
All-time peak 2273
at age 27 · −20 from today
Jun 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Apr 2015
Switched federation: SRB → CRO
at age 25
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6
perf 2410 (+157) · 4/5 · #11
Top opponent
vs Ognjen CvitanGM 2,378
S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6 · Mar 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
+25
2228 → 2253
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
9W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6
Team
Mar 20264/5#112410+21.8
S: Kup Sahovskog saveza Vukovarsko-srijemske zupanije za 2026 godinu
Team
Feb 20263/4#122286+6.0
DRUGA HSL SZZI 2025. SENIORI 7-11
Team
Oct 20251/2#762113-6.4
SEVERNO-BACKA LIGA 2025. Rounds 6-9
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/2#182627+3.4
S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA 2025.
Team
May 20252/5#772178-8.8

Rankings

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Croatia
#92
out of 2,905 players
Europe
#3,887
in continent
World
#5,700
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
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2,657
2
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2,597
3
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2,565
4
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2,560
5
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2,550
6
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2,549
7
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2,517
8
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2,493
9
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2,492
10
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2,471
...
92🇭🇷Pezelj, Sinisa2,253
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
3887🇭🇷Pezelj, Sinisa2,253
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
5700🇭🇷Pezelj, Sinisa2,253