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Saponja, Vladimir

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FIDEFIDE 956325· Male· Serbia· Born in 1980

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Vladimir Saponja, a 46-year-old Serbian player, is rated 1917 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vaskrsnji Turnir u sahu April 2026, Zimski sahovski turnir 2026, and Juznobanatska A liga 2025 Rounds 6-9. Also played 1 rapid (including 8.Vidovdanski turnir u sahu-Borca 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Vlajkovacki dani saha 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025).

Current rating

1917

Standard

Rpd1846·Blz1830

All-time high

1917

at best
May 2026 · age 46

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#43,964

#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1801 → 1917
May 2026
All-time peak 1917
at age 46
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1668 → returned at 1809
Aug 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1856
Nov 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Zimski sahovski turnir 2026
perf 2140 (+270) · 4.5/7 · #3
Top opponent
vs Mirko Markovic 2,213
Zimski sahovski turnir 2026 · Mar 2026 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
+108
1809 → 1917
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
12/ 2842.9%
8W15D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEkin Ipek1,973·FM IV Round Robin·R7·-8.4
2.[L]vsLazar Petrovic1,987·BANAT - jug 2026 Rounds 1-5·R2·-8.0
3.[L]vsMomcilo Zivkovic1,994·FM IV Round Robin·R2·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vaskrsnji Turnir u sahu April 2026
Swiss
Apr 20265/7#32130+47.4
Zimski sahovski turnir 2026
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#32140+58.0
Juznobanatska A liga 2025 Rounds 6-9
Team
Sep 20252.5/1#582706+2.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Serbia
#1,458
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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1458🇷🇸Saponja, Vladimir1,917
Europe
1
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5
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9
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10
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32427🇷🇸Saponja, Vladimir1,917
World
1
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2
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43963🇷🇸Saponja, Vladimir1,917