GMZdenko Kozul

CRO Born 1966 Male
FIDE ID
14502879

About Zdenko Kozul

Zdenko Kožul was born in Bihać in 1966. He became a grandmaster in 1989 and won consecutive Yugoslav championships in 1989 and 1990. He helped Yugoslavia win bronze at the 1990 Olympiad. Show more

Zdenko Kožul was born in Bihać in 1966. He became a grandmaster in 1989 and won consecutive Yugoslav championships in 1989 and 1990. He helped Yugoslavia win bronze at the 1990 Olympiad. After representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, he settled in Croatia in 1993 and began playing for its national team.

Kožul reached the last sixteen of the 2004 FIDE World Championship before losing to Veselin Topalov. He won the 2006 European Individual Championship and the Croatian championship in 2006 and 2015. His later results included winning the 2012 Zagreb Open and sharing first at the 2017 Grenke Open. With Alojzije Janković, he wrote The Richter Rauzer Reborn, examining a Sicilian Defence variation associated with his own play.

FIDE ratings

2483

Classical

Published FIDE

2515

Rapid

Published FIDE

2533

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#703
National rank · CRO
#9

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2640 Oct 2004
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1353

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1101 2014-11-28 24th TCh-SLO 2014 Slovenia SLO 4.5 Marko Tratar Zdenko Kozul 0-1 53 Open
1102 2014-11-23 TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT 4.5 Zdenko Kozul Andrei Volokitin 0-1 52 Open
1103 2014-11-22 TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT 3.2 Thomas Luther Zdenko Kozul 0-1 27 Open
1104 2014-11-21 TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT 2.6 Zdenko Kozul Peter Prohaszka 0-1 42 Open
1105 2014-11-20 TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT 1.1 Zdenko Kozul Petr Haba 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1106 2014-11-16 24th TCh-SLO 2014 Slovenia SLO 3.2 Zdenko Kozul Jure Borisek 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1107 2014-11-15 24th TCh-SLO 2014 Slovenia SLO 2.4 Marin Bosiocic Zdenko Kozul 0-1 65 Open
1108 2014-11-14 24th TCh-SLO 2014 Slovenia SLO 1.3 Zdenko Kozul Ivan Zaja 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1109 2014-11-06 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 7.1 Kiril Georgiev Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1110 2014-11-05 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 6.2 Zdenko Kozul Dritan Mehmeti 1-0 24 Open
1111 2014-11-04 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 5.5 Shpetim Nazarko Zdenko Kozul 0-1 16 Open
1112 2014-11-02 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 3.1 Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1113 2014-11-02 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 2.1 Zdenko Kozul Saimir Shabanaj 1-0 28 Open
1114 2014-11-01 Durres Open 2014 Durres ALB 1.1 Ferdinand Beqiri Zdenko Kozul 0-1 29 Open
1115 2014-10-12 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 9.2 Zdenko Kozul Uros Krstic 1-0 35 Open
1116 2014-10-11 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 8.5 Vjekoslav Zivkovic Zdenko Kozul 0-1 48 Open
1117 2014-10-10 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 7.1 Zoran Jovanovic Zdenko Kozul 0-1 44 Open
1118 2014-10-09 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 6.5 Zdenko Kozul Vladimir Jr. Bukal 1-0 23 Open
1119 2014-10-08 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 5.2 14500060 Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1120 2014-10-07 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 4.4 Zdenko Kozul Drazen Muse 1-0 51 Open
1121 2014-10-06 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 3.3 Ozren Biti Zdenko Kozul 0-1 32 Open
1122 2014-10-05 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 2.3 Zdenko Kozul 14500094 1-0 38 Open
1123 2014-10-04 TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 Bol CRO 1.4 Bojan Kurajica Zdenko Kozul 0-1 46 Open
1124 2014-09-06 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 9.3 Ognjen Jovanic Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1125 2014-09-05 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 8.4 Zdenko Kozul Luca Jr Moroni 1-0 46 Open
1126 2014-09-04 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 7.3 Csaba Horvath Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1127 2014-09-03 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 6.1 Zdenko Kozul Andriy Vovk 0-1 40 Open
1128 2014-09-02 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 5.3 Jozsef Horvath Zdenko Kozul 0-1 58 Open
1129 2014-09-01 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 4.5 Zdenko Kozul Maarten Larmuseau 1-0 47 Open
1130 2014-08-31 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 3.2 David J Eggleston Zdenko Kozul 1-0 42 Open
1131 2014-08-31 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 2.3 Zdenko Kozul Diego Cherin 1-0 33 Open
1132 2014-08-30 16th Trieste Open 2014 Trieste ITA 1.3 Valter Pregarac Zdenko Kozul 0-1 48 Open
1133 2014-08-14 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 11.9 Zdenko Kozul Evgeny Postny 1-0 50 Open
1134 2014-08-12 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 10.3 Kjetil A. Lie Zdenko Kozul 0-1 35 Open
1135 2014-08-11 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 9.18 Zdenko Kozul Thibaut Vandenbussche 1-0 41 Open
1136 2014-08-10 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 8.12 Zdenko Kozul Vladislav Kovalev 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1137 2014-08-09 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 7.6 Zdenko Kozul Vlad-Cristian Jianu 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1138 2014-08-08 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 6.7 Zdenko Kozul 7104073 1-0 31 Open
1139 2014-08-06 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 5.11 Nikola Mitkov Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 57 Open
1140 2014-08-05 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 4.17 Gombosuren Munkhgal Zdenko Kozul 0-1 31 Open
1141 2014-08-04 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 3.12 Zdenko Kozul Gadir Guseinov 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1142 2014-08-03 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 2.27 Mohamed Ezat Zdenko Kozul 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1143 2014-08-02 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 1.23 Zdenko Kozul Patrick Emilio Aizpurua 1-0 55 Open
1144 2014-06-14 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 8.1 Zdenko Kozul Predrag Batinic 1-0 31 Open
1145 2014-06-13 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 7.3 Srdjan Zlobec Zdenko Kozul 0-1 30 Open
1146 2014-06-12 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 6.2 Zdenko Kozul Marinko Vujica 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1147 2014-06-11 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 5.2 Goran Trkulja Zdenko Kozul 0-1 28 Open
1148 2014-06-10 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 4.3 Zdenko Kozul Bajro Obuca 1-0 30 Open
1149 2014-06-09 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 3.1 Bosko Tomic Zdenko Kozul 0-1 53 Open
1150 2014-06-08 13th TCh-BIH Premier League 2014 Neum BIH 2.4 Zdenko Kozul Bojan Kurajica 0-1 42 Open