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

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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
1201 2012-07-30 Tabor Open 2012 Tabor CZE 2.1 Bogdan Lalic 1005464 Won: 1-0 26 Open
1202 2012-07-29 Tabor Open 2012 Tabor CZE 1.1 Miloslav Marik Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 39 Open
1203 2012-07-28 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 9.3 Bogdan Lalic Bogdan Belyakov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1204 2012-07-27 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 8.9 Rainer Buhmann Bogdan Lalic Lost: 1-0 56 Open
1205 2012-07-26 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 7.28 Bogdan Lalic Sergey Savitskiy Won: 1-0 40 Open
1206 2012-07-25 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 6.25 Stanislav Korotkjevich Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1207 2012-07-24 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 5.25 Bogdan Lalic Petr Velicka Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
1208 2012-07-23 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 4.35 Martin Cerveny Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 31 Open
1209 2012-07-22 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 3.32 Bogdan Lalic Eesha Karavade Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
1210 2012-07-21 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 2.28 Vasily Usmanov Bogdan Lalic Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1211 2012-07-20 23rd Czech Open A Pardubice CZE 1.41 Bogdan Lalic Gerhard Lorscheid Won: 1-0 52 Open
1212 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 9.2 Bogdan Lalic Philipp Schlosser Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1213 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 8.2 Oleg V Ivanov Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 46 Open
1214 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 7.3 Martyn Kravtsiv Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 46 Open
1215 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 6.1 Bogdan Lalic Igor Malakhov Won: 1-0 37 Open
1216 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 5.2 Bogdan Lalic David Arutinian Lost: 0-1 52 Open
1217 2012-07-19 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 4.2 Stanislav Novikov Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 40 Open
1218 2012-07-18 23rd Czech Open Rapid Pardubice CZE 3.11 Richard Jr. Biolek Bogdan Lalic Won: 0-1 65 Open
1219 1998-08-22 Villarrobledo op Villarrobledo 5 Lalic, Bogdan Anand, Viswanathan Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1220 1996 Yerevan ol (Men) Yerevan 14 Lalic, Bogdan Topalov, Veselin Lost: 0-1 42 Open
1221 1994 Maidstone Menchik op Maidstone 8 Lalic, Bogdan Bronstein, David I Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1222 1996 Hastings9596 Hastings 7 Khalifman, Alexander Lalic, Bogdan Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1223 1997 Anibal op 4th Linares 10 Lalic, Bogdan Khalifman, Alexander Lost: 0-1 27 Open
1224 1994 Hastings op9495 Hastings - Lalic, Bogdan Bronstein, David I Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
  1. vs 1005464Won · 1-0White · 2012-07-30 · Round 2.1Tabor Open 2012
  2. vs Miloslav MarikWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-29 · Round 1.1Tabor Open 2012
  3. vs Bogdan BelyakovDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-28 · Round 9.323rd Czech Open A
  4. vs Rainer BuhmannLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-27 · Round 8.923rd Czech Open A
  5. vs Sergey SavitskiyWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-26 · Round 7.2823rd Czech Open A
  6. vs Stanislav KorotkjevichDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-25 · Round 6.2523rd Czech Open A
  7. vs Petr VelickaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-24 · Round 5.2523rd Czech Open A
  8. vs Martin CervenyWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-23 · Round 4.3523rd Czech Open A
  9. vs Eesha KaravadeDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-22 · Round 3.3223rd Czech Open A
  10. vs Vasily UsmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-21 · Round 2.2823rd Czech Open A
  11. vs Gerhard LorscheidWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-20 · Round 1.4123rd Czech Open A
  12. vs Philipp SchlosserDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-19 · Round 9.223rd Czech Open Rapid
  13. vs Oleg V IvanovWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-19 · Round 8.223rd Czech Open Rapid
  14. vs Martyn KravtsivWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-19 · Round 7.323rd Czech Open Rapid
  15. vs Igor MalakhovWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-19 · Round 6.123rd Czech Open Rapid
  16. vs David ArutinianLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-19 · Round 5.223rd Czech Open Rapid
  17. vs Stanislav NovikovWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-19 · Round 4.223rd Czech Open Rapid
  18. vs Richard Jr. BiolekWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-18 · Round 3.1123rd Czech Open Rapid
  19. vs Anand, ViswanathanDraw · ½–½White · 1998-08-22 · Round 5Villarrobledo op
  20. vs Topalov, VeselinLost · 0-1White · 1996 · Round 14Yerevan ol (Men)
  21. vs Bronstein, David IDraw · ½–½White · 1994 · Round 8Maidstone Menchik op
  22. vs Khalifman, AlexanderDraw · ½–½Black · 1996 · Round 7Hastings9596
  23. vs Khalifman, AlexanderLost · 0-1White · 1997 · Round 10Anibal op 4th
  24. vs Bronstein, David IDraw · ½–½White · 1994Hastings op9495

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