GMRobert Zelcic
CRO · FIDE ID 14500310 · 224 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2445
#14 in CRO (active)
Rapid
2446
#18 in CRO (active)
Blitz
2410
#20 in CRO (active)
Score
58%
87 W · 86 D · 51 L
Opp. avg
2312
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-26
Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 94% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 43 of 56 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 53%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 37 of 42 games (Indian Defense), scoring 61%.
- By opponent strength: 36% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 224 over-the-board games (91 classical · 10 rapid). 109 with White (60%), 115 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 102 | 59% |
| 1.d4 | 4 | 88% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 5 | 60% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 4 | 38% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 3 | 33% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (56 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 43 | 53% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 6 | 92% |
| 1...Nf6 Alekhine Defense | 4 | 88% |
Against 1.d4 (42 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 37 | 61% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 13 | 58% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | 7 | 43% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 7 | 64% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 4 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 4 | 63% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | Siddhanth Poonja (2188) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Juro Ljubic (2158) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Yevgeniy Roshka (2482) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | L |
| 2026-09-24 | Zvonko Babic (2148) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Bogdan Bozinovic (2119) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | W |
| 2026-09-22 | Hamlet Antonyan (2171) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Filip Cvitkovic (2111) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | W |
| 2026-09-20 | Denis Jakupec (1935) Zagreb Open 2026 – VIII Krunoslav Hulak Memorial · classical | W |
| 2026-05-17 | Darko Doric (2446) Finale kupa Republike Hrvatske 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-05-16 | Zoran Jovanovic (2492) Finale kupa Republike Hrvatske 2026 | ½ |
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