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Branko Rogulj

Number of games in database: 585
Years covered: 1975 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2266 (2346 rapid, 2321 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2460
Overall record: +200 -157 =228 (53.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (107) 
    B25 B23 B46 B42 B50
 French Defense (38) 
    C18 C15 C10 C11 C16
 Ruy Lopez (36) 
    C84 C91 C78 C63 C60
 Caro-Kann (22) 
    B13 B14
 King's Indian Attack (21) 
    A07
 French Winawer (20) 
    C18 C15 C16 C19
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (63) 
    B04 B03 B05 B02
 Grunfeld (45) 
    D97 D85 D86 D90 D70
 English, 1 c4 c5 (45) 
    A33 A35 A36 A34 A37
 Modern Benoni (21) 
    A79 A57 A76 A67 A56
 French Defense (15) 
    C12 C11 C14 C13 C05
 Ruy Lopez (13) 
    C64 C67 C65 C92 C60
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Rogulj vs G Froewis, 2012 1-0
   Ljubojevic vs B Rogulj, 1977 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yugoslav First League (1977)
   Karlovac (1979)
   Borovo (1980)
   Yugoslav Championship (1979)
   Bled Open (1992)
   Graz (1992)
   Yugoslav Championship (1977)
   Padua Open (1999)
   Hum na Sutli Open (2018)
   Zadar Open (1997)
   Krunoslav Hulak Memorial (2016)
   Pula Open (1998)
   Nova Gorica Open (2000)
   Pula Open (2001)
   Oberwart Open (2000)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Croatian Team Championship 1A
   B Rogulj vs A Saric (Oct-13-24) 1/2-1/2
   M Zelic vs B Rogulj (Oct-12-24) 1/2-1/2
   B Kovacevic vs B Rogulj (Oct-11-24) 1/2-1/2
   B Rogulj vs I Colev (Oct-10-24) 1/2-1/2
   M Muskardin vs B Rogulj (Oct-09-24) 1-0

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BRANKO ROGULJ
(born Aug-01-1951, 73 years old) Yugoslavia (federation/nationality Croatia)

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International Master and FIDE Instructor. Incorrectly rated 2920 as of 1 April 2013 as the world's top rated blitz player due to a mathematical error in FIDE's rating computation.

Last updated: 2018-08-01 06:16:30

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 page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 594  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Dely vs B Rogulj  ½-½181975ZagrebB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
2. B Rogulj vs V Bukal Sr  1-0261975ZagrebC05 French, Tarrasch
3. S Marangunic vs B Rogulj  ½-½121975ZagrebA36 English
4. Marjanovic vs B Rogulj  1-0301975Yugoslav First LeagueB03 Alekhine's Defense
5. F Suvalic vs B Rogulj  ½-½421975Yugoslav First LeagueA14 English
6. M M Novicevic vs B Rogulj  ½-½601976Yugoslav First LeagueD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
7. B Rogulj vs P Milicevic  0-1581976Yugoslav First LeagueB33 Sicilian
8. M Karnar vs B Rogulj  ½-½411976Yugoslav First LeagueA14 English
9. B Rogulj vs M Cebalo  ½-½401976Yugoslav First LeagueB42 Sicilian, Kan
10. K Osmanovic vs B Rogulj  ½-½141976Yugoslav First LeagueA35 English, Symmetrical
11. B Rogulj vs M Knezevic  0-1411976Yugoslav First LeagueC71 Ruy Lopez
12. L Jovic vs B Rogulj  ½-½471976Yugoslav First LeagueB03 Alekhine's Defense
13. B Rogulj vs V Sokolov  ½-½671976Yugoslav First LeagueC45 Scotch Game
14. B Rogulj vs Z Gajic  1-0531976Yugoslav First LeagueC18 French, Winawer
15. B Rogulj vs M Vukic  ½-½401977Yugoslav ChampionshipB03 Alekhine's Defense
16. J Rukavina vs B Rogulj ½-½211977Yugoslav ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
17. V Ivacic vs B Rogulj  0-1391977Yugoslav ChampionshipA36 English
18. B Rogulj vs D Ilievski  ½-½151977Yugoslav ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
19. Janosevic vs B Rogulj  0-1531977Yugoslav ChampionshipB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
20. B Rogulj vs Z Mestrovic  ½-½91977Yugoslav ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. B Rogulj vs R Govedarica  1-0351977Yugoslav ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
22. B Rogulj vs B Ivanovic  0-1331977Yugoslav ChampionshipB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
23. V Kovacevic vs B Rogulj  ½-½411977Yugoslav ChampionshipD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
24. Marjanovic vs B Rogulj  ½-½601977Yugoslav ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
25. B Rogulj vs I Nemet  1-0231977Yugoslav ChampionshipB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-03-13  OEXPL: He has a blitz rating of 2940 in the FIDE april 2013 list and is thus Nr. 1... not bad at all.
Apr-15-13  IndigoViolet: <Rogulj's Blitzkrieg: A Long-lasting April Fool's Joke or a New Rating FIDE-ology?>

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Apr-15-13
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