
Name:	Ivan Zaja
Federation:	Croatia
Sex:	Male
Born:	1965
FIDE ID:	14500450 FIDE Profile
Title:	Grand Master
ELO Classic:	2428
ELO Rapid:	2397
ELO Blitz:	2359
Years:	1989 - 2024
Total Games:	971
Wins:	345 (35.53 %)
Draws:	430 (44.28 %)
Losses:	196 (20.19 %)
Score:	57.67 %

Repertoire with
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Ivan Zaja

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024	10/05/2024	2433	Croatia
Bundesliga 2024-25	10/05/2024	2525	Germany
Croatian Cup 2024	05/08/2024	2256	Croatia
Bundesliga 2023-24	10/21/2023	2467	Germany

Ivan Zaja Opening Repertoire with White pieces

ECO	Opening	Games
E81	King's Indian, Saemisch, 5...O-O	25 games
E42	Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)	21 games
D85	Gruenfeld, exchange variation	18 games
D35	Queen's Gambit Declined, 3...Nf6	13 games

Ivan Zaja Opening Repertoire with Black pieces

ECO	Opening	Games
C06	French, Tarrasch, closed variation, main line	21 games
C02	French, advance variation	17 games
C18	French, Winawer, advance variation	16 games
E11	Bogo-Indian defence	15 games

Games played by Ivan Zaja

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White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Zelic, M	2170	Zaja, I	2421	0-1	48	B21	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Levacic, P	2194	Zaja, I	2421	½-½	23	C00	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Zaja, I	2421	Zufic, M	2339	½-½	57	E48	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Tomasic, R	2114	Zaja, I	2421	0-1	23	E32	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Medancic, R	2121	Zaja, I	2421	½-½	65	A45	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Zaja, I	2421	Muskardin, M	2385	½-½	38	E49	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Saric, A	2491	Zaja, I	2421	½-½	49	E19	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Zaja, I	2421	Cvitan, O	2410	½-½	12	E48	2024	32nd TCh-CRO Div 1a 2024
Bologan, V	2598	Zaja, I	2421	1-0	46	C17	2024	Bundesliga 2024-25
Zaja, I	2421	Naumann, A	2487	½-½	27	D19	2024	Bundesliga 2024-25
Zaja, I	2428	Muskardin, M	2381	½-½	22	E40	2024	Croatian Cup 2024
Rubil, M	2260	Zaja, I	2428	½-½	30	C02	2024	Croatian Cup 2024
Zaja, I	2428	Kurajica, B	2436	½-½	24	E40	2024	Croatian Cup 2024
Zaja, I	2428	Blaga, M	1954	1-0	37	D35	2024	Croatian Cup 2024
Sreyas, P	2075	Zaja, I	2424	½-½	52	C17	2023	Bundesliga 2023-24
Zaja, I	2424	Wong, G	2252	1-0	69	D43	2023	Bundesliga 2023-24
Bilobrk, F	2327	Zaja, I	2424	½-½	12	E11	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Zaja, I	2424	Cvitan, O	2426	½-½	15	D35	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Petkov, V	2404	Zaja, I	2424	½-½	11	D35	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Zaja, I	2424	Zufic, M	2345	½-½	18	D37	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Galic, I	2421	Zaja, I	2424	½-½	24	A18	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Zaja, I	2424	Novosel, L	2389	0-1	38	D30	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Zaja, I	2424	Plenca, J	2434	½-½	17	D35	2023	31st TCh-CRO Div 1a 2023
Martinovic, S	2559	Zaja, I	2416	0-1	51	E21	2023	Croatian Cup 2023
Zaja, I	2416	Biti, O	2299	1-0	48	A41	2023	Croatian Cup 2023
Novosel, L	2353	Zaja, I	2416	½-½	39	A50	2023	Croatian Cup 2023
Zaja, I	2416	Saric, A	2524	½-½	24	D41	2023	Croatian Cup 2023
Hausrath, D	2465	Zaja, I	2417	½-½	30	E17	2022	Bundesliga 2022-23
Zaja, I	2417	Naumann, A	2513	½-½	24	D85	2022	Bundesliga 2022-23
Zaja, I	2417	Krsnik Cohar, I	2296	½-½	11	B13	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Zaja, I	2417	Zivkovic, V	2364	½-½	26	D35	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Trbojevic, M	2332	Zaja, I	2417	½-½	15	C95	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Zaja, I	2417	Martinovic, S	2546	0-1	35	E71	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Antunac, G	2337	Zaja, I	2417	½-½	22	E11	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Zaja, I	2417	Kuljasevic, D	2560	½-½	20	E52	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Zaja, I	2417	Ostovic, M	2386	1-0	46	D27	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Petkov, V	2451	Zaja, I	2417	½-½	12	E18	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Zaja, I	2417	Plenca, J	2447	1-0	73	A85	2022	30th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2022
Ivic, M	2187	Zaja, I	2449	½-½	41	B32	2022	Croatian Cup 2022
Zaja, I	2449	Livaic, L	2562	0-1	48	D35	2022	Croatian Cup 2022