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Robert Zelcic
R Zelcic 
Photo PaweÅ‚ Grochowalski / Wikimedia Commons  

Number of games in database: 1,399
Years covered: 1988 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2448 (2446 rapid, 2411 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2593
Overall record: +577 -298 =487 (60.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 37 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (317) 
    B53 B43 B83 B58 B47
 French Defense (100) 
    C11 C17 C15 C16 C10
 Scotch Game (57) 
    C45
 French (47) 
    C11 C10 C13 C00 C12
 French Winawer (46) 
    C17 C15 C16 C19 C18
 Sicilian Scheveningen (44) 
    B83 B84 B85
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (175) 
    B12 B18 B10 B13 B11
 Queen's Pawn Game (67) 
    D02 A46 E10 A45 D05
 Nimzo Indian (64) 
    E32 E54 E43 E42 E45
 English (56) 
    A13 A14 A17 A15 A11
 Alekhine's Defense (52) 
    B03 B02 B05 B04
 Catalan (30) 
    E06 E04 E01
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Kosten vs R Zelcic, 1992 1/2-1/2
   R Zelcic vs G Szlabey, 1991 1-0
   R Zelcic vs O Jovanic, 2000 1-0
   G Timoscenko vs R Zelcic, 1994 0-1
   R Zelcic vs Z Mestrovic, 1999 1-0
   G Curi vs R Zelcic, 2004 0-1
   R Zelcic vs L Boettger, 2007 1-0
   R Zelcic vs Mamedyarov, 2001 1/2-1/2
   R Zelcic vs B Golubovic, 2001 1/2-1/2
   F Jenni vs R Zelcic, 2008 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Bratto Open (1997)
   Montecatini Terme Open (1994)
   Ljubljana Open (2002)
   Pula Open (2007)
   Pula Open (2010)
   Bosnjaci Open (2010)
   Metz Open (1998)
   Oberwart Open (1997)
   Pula Open (1998)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Pula Open (2001)
   Pula Open (2012)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   European Championship (2001)
   European Championship (2008)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025/26
   R Zelcic vs O Lehner (Jan-25-26) 1-0
   R Zelcic vs M Novkovic (Jan-24-26) 1-0
   M Fedorovsky vs R Zelcic (Jan-23-26) 1/2-1/2
   R Zelcic vs H Stevic (Nov-13-25) 1/2-1/2
   E Postny vs R Zelcic (Nov-12-25) 0-1

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ROBERT ZELCIC
(born Sep-21-1965, 60 years old) Croatia

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Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer. Champion of Croatia in 1996, 1998 and 2003 and runner up in 2014 and 2020.

Wikipedia article: Robert Zelčić

Last updated: 2025-11-07 14:37:26

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 page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,426  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Komljenovic vs R Zelcic  0-1461988Royan opA13 English
2. F Guido vs R Zelcic  1-0511988Geneva OpenB01 Scandinavian
3. R Zelcic vs Gligoric  0-1531988Belgrade GMA JATC45 Scotch Game
4. D Gurevich vs R Zelcic 0-1581988Belgrade GMA JATA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
5. R Zelcic vs J Ye  0-1551988Belgrade GMA JATB83 Sicilian
6. G Barbero vs R Zelcic  ½-½731988Belgrade GMA JATA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
7. A Lein vs R Zelcic  0-1601988Belgrade GMA JATB02 Alekhine's Defense
8. R Zelcic vs M Tseitlin  1-0241988Belgrade GMA JATB15 Caro-Kann
9. R Simic vs R Zelcic  ½-½601988Belgrade GMA JATA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
10. R Zelcic vs V Karpman  0-1851988Belgrade GMA JATB83 Sicilian
11. V Akopian vs R Zelcic  ½-½371988Belgrade GMA JATA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
12. R Zelcic vs D Sekulic  0-1341989Belgrade JAT OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
13. N Ristic vs R Zelcic  1-0261989Belgrade JAT OpenA61 Benoni
14. N Misailovic vs R Zelcic  0-1411989Belgrade JAT OpenB02 Alekhine's Defense
15. R Zelcic vs J Milivojevic  1-0251989Belgrade JAT OpenB15 Caro-Kann
16. R Zelcic vs D Zivkovic  ½-½791989Belgrade JAT OpenB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
17. Janosevic vs R Zelcic  0-1361989Belgrade JAT OpenB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
18. N Ostojic vs R Zelcic  1-0431989Belgrade JAT OpenA66 Benoni
19. R Zelcic vs D Milicevic  ½-½431989Belgrade JAT OpenB01 Scandinavian
20. R Zelcic vs S Mirkovic  ½-½421989Belgrade JAT OpenB15 Caro-Kann
21. R Zelcic vs A Sherzer  0-1401990BudapestB56 Sicilian
22. D Sermek vs R Zelcic  1-0331990Pula tt2B03 Alekhine's Defense
23. R Zelcic vs M Lazic  ½-½161990Pula tt2C56 Two Knights
24. R Zelcic vs M Tseitlin  ½-½661990Bled OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
25. R Zelcic vs G Szlabey 1-0341991Budapest Spring op 07thC55 Two Knights Defense
 page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,426  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-31-06  BIDMONFA: Robert Zelcic

ZELCIC, Robert
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zelcic_robe...
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Dec-04-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Robert Zelcic, Croatia, born 21 September 1965. Now rated 2545, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1990. GM in 1997. Rated 2585 in 1998, 2593 in July 2008

Played in the olympiads 1998 (board 3), 2002 (board 3: 8.5/13), 2004 (board 3), 2006 (board 4), and 2008 (board 3), and in all European Team Ch 1997-2007 (mostly board 3).

Champion of Croatia 1996, 1998 and 2003. Eliminated by Alexey Dreev in 1st round of FIDE World Ch 1999. Placed 3rd in Bled 2000. Winner of Salona GM 2001. Winner of Ljubljana Open 2002. European blitz champion 2006.

Winner of Pula Open 2007:
http://chess-results.com/tnr6753.as...

Winner of Graz Open 2009, and Schwarzacher Open 2009: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr234...

Biography:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... http://www.scacchierando.net/public...
http://www.sk-zagreb.hr/05Zelcic.jpg

Dec-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: And winner today of the Zadar Open (Croatia) Group A, ahead of 13 GM's plus many IM's:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr282..., congratulations!

Jan-17-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner also of the 15th Open "Bosnjaci" (Croatia) 3-9 January 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr289...

Jul-11-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of the 24th Pula Open (Croatia) 19-26 June 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr344..., congratulations!

Sep-21-15  Karposian: Robert Zelcic is turning 50, today. Three times Croatian Champion. Happy Birthday!

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