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Ivan Zaja

Number of games in database: 352
Years covered: 1992 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2421 (2397 rapid, 2344 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2516
Overall record: +109 -72 =167 (55.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (24) 
    E32 E42 E48 E46 E44
 King's Indian (22) 
    E81 E84 E86 E80 E94
 Queen's Pawn Game (18) 
    A41 A45 A40 A50 E10
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D31 D35 D39 D38 D30
 Slav (16) 
    D17 D15 D14 D13 D19
 Grunfeld (10) 
    D85 D83 D91
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (44) 
    C05 C18 C02 C15 C00
 Ruy Lopez (19) 
    C78 C67 C92 C77 C91
 French Winawer (19) 
    C18 C15 C16 C17
 English (17) 
    A10 A13 A14 A15 A17
 Queen's Pawn Game (13) 
    A45 D02 A46 A50 A40
 Queen's Indian (12) 
    E12 E17 E19 E14
Repertoire Explorer
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial (2001)
   Bosnjaci Open (2019)
   Campobasso Open (2003)
   Hum na Sutli Open (2018)
   Hum na Sutli Open (2017)
   Zagreb Open-A (2009)
   Zadar Open (1997)
   Bosnjaci Open (2010)
   Krunoslav Hulak Memorial (2017)
   Zagreb Open-A (2012)
   Pula Open (1997)
   Dubrovnik Open (2008)
   Krunoslav Hulak Memorial (2016)
   Pula Open (1998)
   European Championship (2003)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Croatian Team Championship 1A
   M Zelic vs I Zaja (Oct-13-24) 0-1
   P Levacic vs I Zaja (Oct-12-24) 1/2-1/2
   I Zaja vs M Zufic (Oct-10-24) 1/2-1/2
   R Tomasic vs I Zaja (Oct-09-24) 0-1
   R Medancic vs I Zaja (Oct-08-24) 1/2-1/2

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FIDE player card for Ivan Zaja

IVAN ZAJA
(born Jul-29-1965, 59 years old) Croatia

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GM in 2001. Croatian champion in 2000 and 2001. Played in the 2000 olympiad (1st reserve) and in European Team Ch 2001 (board 4).

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 361  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Savic vs I Zaja  0-1331983Yugoslav First LeagueC02 French, Advance
2. I Zaja vs B Lalic  ½-½471983Yugoslav First LeagueD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. I Milenkovic vs I Zaja  ½-½281983Yugoslav First LeagueA17 English
4. I Zaja vs S Zakic  ½-½251983Yugoslav First LeagueE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
5. S Zelenika vs I Zaja  0-1351983Yugoslav First LeagueC05 French, Tarrasch
6. I Zaja vs S Lejlic  0-1231983Yugoslav First LeagueA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
7. M Franic vs I Zaja  ½-½241983Yugoslav First LeagueA04 Reti Opening
8. S Vratonjic vs I Zaja  ½-½511983Yugoslav First LeagueC15 French, Winawer
9. I Zaja vs J Petronic  ½-½551983Yugoslav First LeagueB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
10. N Sulava vs I Zaja  ½-½301992CRO-chTA04 Reti Opening
11. I Zaja vs Romanishin  0-1491993CROE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
12. F Ljubicic vs I Zaja  ½-½671993Solin 1stC15 French, Winawer
13. I Zaja vs V Putanec  1-0371993CRO-chE86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6
14. I Zaja vs M Franic  ½-½441993CRO-chTA53 Old Indian
15. S Sale vs I Zaja  ½-½581993Solin 1stA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
16. I Zaja vs N Sulava  0-1551994CRO-chA56 Benoni Defense
17. H Stevic vs I Zaja  1-0391995Mravinci-AC02 French, Advance
18. I Zaja vs S Sale  ½-½551995Mravinci-AA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
19. S Kosanski vs I Zaja  0-1321996CRO Team ChC02 French, Advance
20. S Sale vs I Zaja  ½-½461996CRO-chD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. B Kurajica vs I Zaja  ½-½541996Solin 4thA46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. F Ljubicic vs I Zaja  ½-½651996CRO-chC15 French, Winawer
23. J Gallagher vs I Zaja  1-0451996Cannes opC05 French, Tarrasch
24. S Sale vs I Zaja  0-1471996Solin 4thC00 French Defense
25. I Zaja vs S Sale  1-0571996CRO-chTE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Ivan Žaja, Croatia, born 29 July 1965. Current rating 2449, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Rating peak 2513 in 2000. GM in 2001. Croatian champion in 2000 and 2001. Played in the 2000 olympiad (1st reserve) and in European Team Ch 2001 (board 4).

Pictures:
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Nov-26-10  BIDMONFA: Ivan Zaja

ZAJA, Ivan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zaja_ivan.htm
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