GMBogdan Lalic

CRO Born 1964 Male
FIDE ID
409081

About Bogdan Lalic

Bogdan Lalić was born in Zagreb in 1964. He became an international master in 1985 and a grandmaster in 1988. His early tournament successes included Pleven, Sarajevo and Seville. Show more

Bogdan Lalić was born in Zagreb in 1964. He became an international master in 1985 and a grandmaster in 1988. His early tournament successes included Pleven, Sarajevo and Seville. He shared first place at Hastings in 1995-96 with Alexander Khalifman and Stuart Conquest and later won events including Kilkenny and a First Saturday grandmaster tournament in Budapest.

Lalić also wrote a series of opening books, covering the Queen's Indian, Budapest Gambit, Nimzo-Indian, Grünfeld and Marshall Attack. He collaborated with Vladimir Okhotnik on the Carpathian Warrior books. He was formerly married to English international master Susan Lalić; their son Peter also became a competitive chess player.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2263

Published FIDE

Rapid

2347

Published FIDE

Blitz

2388

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#5411
National rank · CRO
#81

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2549 Apr 2003
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1224

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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 2013-03-02 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 7 Bogdan Lalic Jonathan Hawkins Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
1102 2013-03-01 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.15 Bogdan Lalic 14104202 Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
1103 2013-02-28 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.13 Dusan Popovic Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1104 2013-02-27 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 6.17 Artyom Timofeev Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 70 Open
1105 2013-02-26 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.48 Bogdan Lalic Alan Tate Won: 1-0 33 Open
1106 2013-02-25 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 4.47 Christophe Bernard Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1107 2013-02-25 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 3.12 Bogdan Lalic Martyn Kravtsiv Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
1108 2013-02-24 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.11 Alexandre Danin Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1109 2013-02-23 29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA 1.68 Bogdan Lalic Silvia-Raluca Sgircea Won: 1-0 23 Open
1110 2013-02-20 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 9 Bogdan Lalic David J Eggleston Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
1111 2013-02-20 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 8 Daniel W Gormally Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
1112 2013-02-19 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 6 Pierre Villegas Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 33 Open
1113 2013-02-18 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 5 Bogdan Lalic Keith C Arkell Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1114 2013-02-18 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 4 Craig A Hanley Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1115 2013-02-17 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 3 Bogdan Lalic Glenn L House Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1116 2013-02-17 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 2 Paul Wallace Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 67 Open
1117 2013-02-16 e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013 Brighton ENG 1 Bogdan Lalic Nicolas Duport Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1118 2013-01-19 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 9.4 Carlos Barrero Garcia Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
1119 2013-01-18 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 8.3 Bogdan Lalic Quinten Ducarmon Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
1120 2013-01-17 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 7.12 Miquel Angel Sanchez Romero Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 33 Open
1121 2013-01-16 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 6.18 Bogdan Lalic Marco Antonio Justiniano Marquez Won: 1-0 46 Open
1122 2013-01-15 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 5.1 Patrick Van Hoolandt Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1123 2013-01-14 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 4.13 Bogdan Lalic Juan Antonio Urbina Perez Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
1124 2013-01-13 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 3.9 Amalia Aranaz Murillo Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1125 2013-01-12 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 2.9 Bogdan Lalic Manuel Alejandro Fernandez Ruiz Won: 1-0 18 Open
1126 2013-01-11 38th Seville Open Seville ESP 1.9 Antonio Luis Juidiaz Hernandez Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 45 Open
1127 2012-12-22 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 9.1 Bojan Kurajica Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
1128 2012-12-21 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 8.7 Bogdan Lalic Robert Zelcic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1129 2012-12-20 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 7.11 Bogdan Lalic Mario Schachinger Won: 1-0 27 Open
1130 2012-12-19 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 6.7 Sasa Martinovic Bogdan Lalic Lost: 1-0 61 Open
1131 2012-12-19 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 5.9 Zoran Jovanovic Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1132 2012-12-18 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 4.4 Bogdan Lalic Ivan Saric Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1133 2012-12-17 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 3.5 Hrvoje Stevic Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
1134 2012-12-17 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 2.4 Bogdan Lalic Borki Predojevic Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1135 2012-12-16 19th Zadar Open A Zadar CRO 1.15 Bogdan Lalic Goran Cechi Won: 1-0 1 Open
1136 2012-12-10 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 9.2 Attila Czebe Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
1137 2012-12-09 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 8.5 Bogdan Lalic Zoltan Varga Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
1138 2012-12-08 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 7.1 Bogdan Lalic Muhammed Batuhan Dastan Won: 1-0 46 Open
1139 2012-12-07 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 6.5 Csaba Tesik Bogdan Lalic Lost: 1-0 26 Open
1140 2012-12-06 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 5.2 Bogdan Lalic Jovan Radlovacki Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1141 2012-12-05 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 4.4 Alejandro Franco Alonso Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1142 2012-12-04 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 3.3 Bogdan Lalic Mikhail Al. Antipov Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
1143 2012-12-03 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 2.3 Mate Bagi Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
1144 2012-12-01 FSGM December 2012 Budapest HUN 1.4 Bogdan Lalic Dagur Arngrimsson Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
1145 2012-11-04 4NCL 2012-13 Sunningdale ENG 2.115 Robert F Willmoth Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
1146 2012-11-03 4NCL 2012-13 Sunningdale ENG 1.115 Bogdan Lalic 410152 Won: 1-0 36 Open
1147 2012-10-31 e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open Basingstoke ENG 9.1 Bogdan Lalic Ameet K Ghasi Draw: 1/2-1/2 3 Open
1148 2012-10-31 e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open Basingstoke ENG 8.4 Bogdan Lalic Craig A Hanley Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
1149 2012-10-30 e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open Basingstoke ENG 7.4 David J Eggleston Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
1150 2012-10-30 e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open Basingstoke ENG 6.6 Bogdan Lalic Mark Josse Won: 1-0 50 Open
  1. vs Jonathan HawkinsDraw · ½–½White · 2013-03-02 · Round 7e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  2. vs 14104202Draw · ½–½White · 2013-03-01 · Round 8.1529th Open
  3. vs Dusan PopovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-28 · Round 7.1329th Open
  4. vs Artyom TimofeevWon · 0-1Black · 2013-02-27 · Round 6.1729th Open
  5. vs Alan TateWon · 1-0White · 2013-02-26 · Round 5.4829th Open
  6. vs Christophe BernardDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-25 · Round 4.4729th Open
  7. vs Martyn KravtsivDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-25 · Round 3.1229th Open
  8. vs Alexandre DaninDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-24 · Round 2.1129th Open
  9. vs Silvia-Raluca SgirceaWon · 1-0White · 2013-02-23 · Round 1.6829th Open
  10. vs David J EgglestonDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-20 · Round 9e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  11. vs Daniel W GormallyDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-20 · Round 8e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  12. vs Pierre VillegasWon · 0-1Black · 2013-02-19 · Round 6e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  13. vs Keith C ArkellDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-18 · Round 5e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  14. vs Craig A HanleyDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-18 · Round 4e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  15. vs Glenn L HouseDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-17 · Round 3e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  16. vs Paul WallaceWon · 0-1Black · 2013-02-17 · Round 2e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  17. vs Nicolas DuportDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-16 · Round 1e2e4 Brighton Masters 2013
  18. vs Carlos Barrero GarciaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-19 · Round 9.438th Seville Open
  19. vs Quinten DucarmonDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-18 · Round 8.338th Seville Open
  20. vs Miquel Angel Sanchez RomeroWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-17 · Round 7.1238th Seville Open
  21. vs Marco Antonio Justiniano MarquezWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-16 · Round 6.1838th Seville Open
  22. vs Patrick Van HoolandtDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-15 · Round 5.138th Seville Open
  23. vs Juan Antonio Urbina PerezDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-14 · Round 4.1338th Seville Open
  24. vs Amalia Aranaz MurilloDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-13 · Round 3.938th Seville Open
  25. vs Manuel Alejandro Fernandez RuizWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-12 · Round 2.938th Seville Open
  26. vs Antonio Luis Juidiaz HernandezWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-11 · Round 1.938th Seville Open
  27. vs Bojan KurajicaDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-22 · Round 9.119th Zadar Open A
  28. vs Robert ZelcicDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-21 · Round 8.719th Zadar Open A
  29. vs Mario SchachingerWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-20 · Round 7.1119th Zadar Open A
  30. vs Sasa MartinovicLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-19 · Round 6.719th Zadar Open A
  31. vs Zoran JovanovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-19 · Round 5.919th Zadar Open A
  32. vs Ivan SaricDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-18 · Round 4.419th Zadar Open A
  33. vs Hrvoje StevicDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-17 · Round 3.519th Zadar Open A
  34. vs Borki PredojevicDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-17 · Round 2.419th Zadar Open A
  35. vs Goran CechiWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-16 · Round 1.1519th Zadar Open A
  36. vs Attila CzebeDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-10 · Round 9.2FSGM December 2012
  37. vs Zoltan VargaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-09 · Round 8.5FSGM December 2012
  38. vs Muhammed Batuhan DastanWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-08 · Round 7.1FSGM December 2012
  39. vs Csaba TesikLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-07 · Round 6.5FSGM December 2012
  40. vs Jovan RadlovackiDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-06 · Round 5.2FSGM December 2012
  41. vs Alejandro Franco AlonsoDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-05 · Round 4.4FSGM December 2012
  42. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-04 · Round 3.3FSGM December 2012
  43. vs Mate BagiDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-03 · Round 2.3FSGM December 2012
  44. vs Dagur ArngrimssonDraw · ½–½White · 2012-12-01 · Round 1.4FSGM December 2012
  45. vs Robert F WillmothDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-11-04 · Round 2.1154NCL 2012-13
  46. vs 410152Won · 1-0White · 2012-11-03 · Round 1.1154NCL 2012-13
  47. vs Ameet K GhasiDraw · ½–½White · 2012-10-31 · Round 9.1e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open
  48. vs Craig A HanleyDraw · ½–½White · 2012-10-31 · Round 8.4e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open
  49. vs David J EgglestonDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-10-30 · Round 7.4e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open
  50. vs Mark JosseWon · 1-0White · 2012-10-30 · Round 6.6e2e4 Basingstoke Int Open

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