GM Ivan Zaja

Full name

Ivan Zaja

Born

Jan 1, 1965 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Croatia

Total Games 1258

38% Win

45% Draw

17% Loss

As White 631

42% Win

45% Draw

13% Loss

As Black 627

33% Win

44% Draw

23% Loss

Ivan Zaja Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ivan Zaja (2418) Sinisa Slobodjanac (1930) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	1-0	46	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Leon Djuric (2145) 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation	1-0	36	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Efim Muratovic (2322) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical Defense	1-0	52	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Misa Pap (2436) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg, Fischer, Normal Line, Bronstein Variation	½-½	22	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Petar Kovac (2289) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation	½-½	33	2025
Ivan Zaja (2427) Marijan Blaga (1954) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	1-0	37	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Bojan Kurajica (2431) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack	½-½	24	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Mario Muskardin (2380) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Keres Variation	½-½	22	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Alexander Naumann (2487) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Dutch, Main Line	½-½	27	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Ognjen Cvitan (2410) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical Defense	½-½	12	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Mario Muskardin (2385) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical, Botvinnik System	½-½	38	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Miroslav Zufic (2339) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical Defense	½-½	57	2024
Ivan Zaja (2377) Ozren Biti (2213) 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 f5 Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense	1-0	48	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Roberto Negro (2128) 1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation	1-0	31	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Joshuaede Cappelletto (2349) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	1-0	22	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Gabriel Urbani (2216) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted: Botvinnik Variation	1-0	52	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Christian Palozza (2244) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz, Main Line	1-0	39	2023
Ivan Zaja (2424) Gengchun Wong (2252) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Meran Gambit	1-0	70	2023
Ivan Zaja (2424) Lovro Novosel (2389) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Meran, Hastings Variation	0-1	38	2023
Ivan Zaja (2377) Ante Saric (2573) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line	½-½	24	2023
Ivan Zaja (2421) Francesco Bettalli (2274) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	½-½	44	2023
Ivan Zaja (2424) Julijan Plenca (2434) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	½-½	17	2023
Ivan Zaja (2424) Miroslav Zufic (2345) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz, Two Knights, Blockade Line	½-½	18	2023
Ivan Zaja (2424) Ognjen Cvitan (2426) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation	½-½	15	2023
Ivan Zaja (2417) Alexander Naumann (2513) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	½-½	24	2022

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