Scouting report: Robert Zelcic (GM, CRO)

3,291 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,215 classical, 46 rapid, 30 blitz): 48% wins, 33% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2460 standard, 2446 rapid, 2410 blitz. 397 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Robert Zelcic

GM

Croatiaborn 1965FIDE ID 14500310

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2380
2420
2460
2500
2476 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2460
2446
2410
2593peak, Jul 2008
3,291games
1,573wins, 48%
1,075draws, 33%
643losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1588 games)

Play against Zelcic's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 3,291 games

Openings

3,291 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5only 9 games, last played 9 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Philidor Defense1.e4 e5 2.f3 d623 games, last played 2 months ago69.6%wins
Alekhine Defense1.e4 f6 2.e5 d515 games, last played last year66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 397 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
66 err
21%
67 err
18%
57 err
13%
40 err
13%
42 err
13%
40 err
Critical moment
Move 52 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
26%
26-35
13%
36-45
61%
46+
61% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
16
Few
Many
e5
16
c4
12
c5
12
f5
12
e4
11
e5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#75
e6?? vs Zovko
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#42
a2?? vs Gal
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#36
a8+?? vs Kjartansson
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#12
xd4?? vs Horvath
Opening · OTB · 2025
#50
a8?? vs Mudrinic
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#26
c4?? vs Damjanovic
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Marn, Jan(2357)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 9 Aug 2026

½–½
Kristoferitsch, Daniel(2327)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 8 Aug 2026

½–½
Schwabeneder, Florian(2445)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 7 Aug 2026

1–0
Szakolczai, Peter(2135)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 6 Aug 2026

1–0
Jovanovic, Zoran(2485)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 5 Aug 2026

½–½
Rosol, Philip(2293)

39th Sonnenterassen Open · 4 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
3,291 games in scope
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1,651 games52%W31%D17%L
Move
1. e4
15886w
53%30%17
68%
1. d4
259m
60%36%
78%
1. f3
2510m
2476%
62%
1. c3
510y
40%60%
70%
1. c4
44y
75%25%
38%
1. d3
26y
100%
50%
1. b3
14y
100%
50%
1. f4
1
100%
50%

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