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GM Ivan Zaja

Full name

Ivan Zaja

Born

1/1/1965 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Croatia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (18 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Bled Attack (16 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (14 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner, Rubinstein Variation (13 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Yates, Panno, Main Line (12 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense (18 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (15 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (14 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (12 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ivan Zaja (2418) Sinisa Slobodjanac (1930)	1-0	46	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Leon Djuric (2145)	1-0	36	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Efim Muratovic (2322)	1-0	52	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Misa Pap (2436)	½-½	22	2025
Ivan Zaja (2418) Petar Kovac (2289)	½-½	33	2025
Ivan Zaja (2427) Marijan Blaga (1954)	1-0	37	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Bojan Kurajica (2431)	½-½	24	2024
Ivan Zaja (2427) Mario Muskardin (2380)	½-½	22	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Alexander Naumann (2487)	½-½	27	2024
Ivan Zaja (2421) Ognjen Cvitan (2410)	½-½	12	2024

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