Ognjen Cvitan
CRO Born 1961 Male FT,Grandmaster
- FIDE ID
- 14500086
About Ognjen Cvitan
Ognjen Cvitan was born in Šibenik in 1961. Winning the 1981 World Junior Championship earned him the international master title, and he became a grandmaster in 1987. He played for one of Yugoslavia’s host teams at the 1990 Novi Sad Olympiad. Show more
Ognjen Cvitan was born in Šibenik in 1961. Winning the 1981 World Junior Championship earned him the international master title, and he became a grandmaster in 1987. He played for one of Yugoslavia’s host teams at the 1990 Novi Sad Olympiad. Representing Croatia at Manila in 1992, he won an individual gold medal on the second reserve board. His tournament first places, outright or shared, included Prague in 1987, Geneva in 1988 and Cannes in 1990 and 1996. He also won events at Zadar, Oberwart and Rijeka in 2001. Cvitan qualified as a FIDE Trainer in 2011.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2470Published FIDE
Blitz
2381Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #1921
- National rank · CRO
- #21
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2576 Jan 2003
- Recorded years
- 2001–2026
- Archived games
- 752
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-11 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 9.24 | Rappazzo, Johannes | Cvitan, Ognjen | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-10-11 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 9.8 | Rappazzo,Johannes | Cvitan,O | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-10-10 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 8.8 | Cvitan,O | Wyss,J | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-10-10 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8.32 | Cvitan, Ognjen | Wyss, Jonas | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-08-23 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 7.6 | Cvitan,O | Kienboeck,Benjamin | Won: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-08-23 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 7.6 | Cvitan, Ognjen | Kienboeck, Benjamin | Won: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-08-22 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 6.8 | Rotunno, Flavio | Cvitan, Ognjen | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-08-22 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 6.8 | Rotunno,Flavio | Cvitan,O | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-06-21 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 5.5 | Cvitan, Ognjen | Riff, Jean-Noel | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-06-21 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 5.5 | Cvitan,O | Riff,JN | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-06-20 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 4.5 | Breyer,Philippe | Cvitan,O | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-06-20 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 4.5 | Breyer, Philippe | Cvitan, Ognjen | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-05-31 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 3.5 | Petkidis,A | Cvitan,O | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-05-31 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 3.5 | Petkidis, Anthony | Cvitan, Ognjen | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-04-19 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 2.1 | Cvitan, Ognjen | Gautier, Selvan | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 16 | 2026-04-19 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 2.5 | Cvitan,O | Gautier,Selvan | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 17 | 2026-03-15 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 1.6 | Cvitan,O | Knoedler,D | Won: 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 18 | 2026-03-15 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 1.1 | Cvitan, Ognjen | Knoedler, Dieter, Dr. | Won: 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 19 | 2025-10-25 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 7.94 | Tautvydas Vedrickas | Ognjen Cvitan | Won: 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 20 | 2025-10-24 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 6.35 | Ognjen Cvitan | Ariel Erenberg | Won: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 21 | 2025-10-23 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 5.1 | Ognjen Cvitan | Gil Barak | Won: 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 22 | 2025-10-22 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 4.95 | Linus Olsson | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 23 | 2025-10-21 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 3.52 | Nils Grandelius | Ognjen Cvitan | Lost: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 24 | 2025-10-20 | 40th ECC Open 2025 | Rhodes GRE | 2.112 | Lars Aaes Nielsen | Ognjen Cvitan | Won: 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 25 | 2025-09-28 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 9.3 | Jean-Noel Riff | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 26 | 2025-09-27 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 8.3 | Ognjen Cvitan | Anthony Petkidis | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 27 | 2025-08-24 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 7.5 | Holger Rasch | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 28 | 2025-08-23 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 6.5 | Ognjen Cvitan | Jan Saminskij | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 29 | 2025-06-22 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 5.8 | Matthias Gantner | Ognjen Cvitan | Won: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 30 | 2025-04-27 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 4.7 | Ognjen Cvitan | Daniel Portmann | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 31 | 2025-04-06 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 3.5 | Lena Georgescu | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 32 | 2025-04-05 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 2.5 | Ognjen Cvitan | Theo Stijve | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 33 | 2025-03-16 | TCh-SUI 2025 | Switzerland SUI | 1.5 | Fulvio Rossini | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 34 | 2025-01-31 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 9.11 | Ekaterina Pirvulescu | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 35 | 2025-01-30 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 8.11 | Ognjen Cvitan | Niilo Man Nissinen | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 36 | 2025-01-29 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 7.6 | Jure Plaskan | Ognjen Cvitan | Lost: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 37 | 2025-01-28 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 6.3 | Ognjen Cvitan | Milan S Popovic | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 38 | 2025-01-27 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 5.5 | Jacek Stopa | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 39 | 2025-01-26 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 4.4 | Ognjen Cvitan | Sinisa Drazic | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 40 | 2025-01-25 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 3.3 | Stefan Djuric | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 41 | 2025-01-25 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 2.5 | Ognjen Cvitan | Nejc Herega | Won: 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 42 | 2025-01-24 | 29th HIT Open 2025 | Nova Gorica SLO | 1.5 | Svit Siraj | Ognjen Cvitan | Won: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 43 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 9.25 | Thomas Beerdsen | Ognjen Cvitan | Lost: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 44 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 8.32 | Ognjen Cvitan | Drazen Dragicevic | Won: 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 45 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 7.21 | Vitaliy Bernadskiy | Ognjen Cvitan | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 46 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 6.26 | Ognjen Cvitan | Inna Gaponenko | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 47 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 5.21 | Dimitrios Mastrovasilis | Ognjen Cvitan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 48 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 4.17 | Ognjen Cvitan | Daniel Fridman | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 49 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 3.14 | Baadur Jobava | Ognjen Cvitan | Lost: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 50 | 2024-12-10 | European Fischer Random | Skopje MKD | 2.12 | Ognjen Cvitan | Yuriy Kuzubov | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
- vs Rappazzo, JohannesDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-11 · Round 9.24Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Rappazzo,JohannesDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-11 · Round 9.8TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Wyss,JDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-10 · Round 8.8TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Wyss, JonasDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-10 · Round 8.32Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Kienboeck,BenjaminWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-23 · Round 7.6TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Kienboeck, BenjaminWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-23 · Round 7.6Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Rotunno, FlavioWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-22 · Round 6.8Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Rotunno,FlavioWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-22 · Round 6.8TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Riff, Jean-NoelDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-21 · Round 5.5Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Riff,JNDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-21 · Round 5.5TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Breyer,PhilippeDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-20 · Round 4.5TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Breyer, PhilippeDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-20 · Round 4.5Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Petkidis,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-31 · Round 3.5TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Petkidis, AnthonyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-31 · Round 3.5Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Gautier, SelvanWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-19 · Round 2.1Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Gautier,SelvanWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-19 · Round 2.5TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Knoedler,DWon · 1-0White · 2026-03-15 · Round 1.6TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Knoedler, Dieter, Dr.Won · 1-0White · 2026-03-15 · Round 1.1Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Tautvydas VedrickasWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-25 · Round 7.9440th ECC Open 2025
- vs Ariel ErenbergWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-24 · Round 6.3540th ECC Open 2025
- vs Gil BarakWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-23 · Round 5.140th ECC Open 2025
- vs Linus OlssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-10-22 · Round 4.9540th ECC Open 2025
- vs Nils GrandeliusLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-21 · Round 3.5240th ECC Open 2025
- vs Lars Aaes NielsenWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-20 · Round 2.11240th ECC Open 2025
- vs Jean-Noel RiffDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-09-28 · Round 9.3TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Anthony PetkidisDraw · ½–½White · 2025-09-27 · Round 8.3TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Holger RaschDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-24 · Round 7.5TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Jan SaminskijDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-23 · Round 6.5TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Matthias GantnerWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-22 · Round 5.8TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Daniel PortmannWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-27 · Round 4.7TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Lena GeorgescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-06 · Round 3.5TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Theo StijveDraw · ½–½White · 2025-04-05 · Round 2.5TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Fulvio RossiniDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-03-16 · Round 1.5TCh-SUI 2025
- vs Ekaterina PirvulescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-31 · Round 9.1129th HIT Open 2025
- vs Niilo Man NissinenDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-30 · Round 8.1129th HIT Open 2025
- vs Jure PlaskanLost · 1-0Black · 2025-01-29 · Round 7.629th HIT Open 2025
- vs Milan S PopovicDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-28 · Round 6.329th HIT Open 2025
- vs Jacek StopaDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-27 · Round 5.529th HIT Open 2025
- vs Sinisa DrazicDraw · ½–½White · 2025-01-26 · Round 4.429th HIT Open 2025
- vs Stefan DjuricDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-01-25 · Round 3.329th HIT Open 2025
- vs Nejc HeregaWon · 1-0White · 2025-01-25 · Round 2.529th HIT Open 2025
- vs Svit SirajWon · 0-1Black · 2025-01-24 · Round 1.529th HIT Open 2025
- vs Thomas BeerdsenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-10 · Round 9.25European Fischer Random
- vs Drazen DragicevicWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-10 · Round 8.32European Fischer Random
- vs Vitaliy BernadskiyLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-10 · Round 7.21European Fischer Random
- vs Inna GaponenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-10 · Round 6.26European Fischer Random
- vs Dimitrios MastrovasilisDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-12-10 · Round 5.21European Fischer Random
- vs Daniel FridmanDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-10 · Round 4.17European Fischer Random
- vs Baadur JobavaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-10 · Round 3.14European Fischer Random
- vs Yuriy KuzubovWon · 1-0White · 2024-12-10 · Round 2.12European Fischer Random
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | SMM NLA 2026 round 8-9 | Classical | 1 |
| 2026-10-10 | S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 7-11 | Classical | 0 |