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Prepare against Borna Cotic

HRV · World #12,671 classical · FIDE ID 14542307

Our database contains 273 games by Borna Cotic, covering Sep 2012 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Borna Cotic's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Borna Cotic before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Time controlCurrentPeakPeak date
Classical2,1332,175Nov 2021
Rapid2,1142,114Jul 2026
Blitz2,1342,134Jul 2026

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall27398928335.9%
As White14355493938.5%
As Black13043434433.1%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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First moves as White (143 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e414097.9%56.4%
d421.4%0.0%
Nf310.7%50.0%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (63 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
c54165.1%54.9%
e52234.9%36.4%

As Black against 1.d4 (43 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d53479.1%57.4%
Nf6818.6%68.8%
c512.3%0.0%

Borna Cotic's chess games

All 273 games by Borna Cotic in the Chess.ceo database (Sep 2012 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 98 wins, 92 draws, 83 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
C47Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation2614/6/653.8%
B40Sicilian229/8/540.9%
B51Sicilian: Moscow Variation225/8/922.7%
C07French: Tarrasch Variation176/5/635.3%
B31Sicilian: Rossolimo102/4/420.0%
B11Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation85/1/262.5%
B36Sicilian: Hyperaccelerated Dragon52/3/040.0%
B06Modern Defense43/0/175.0%
B15Caro-Kann: Main Line31/2/033.3%
B05Alekhine Defense30/3/00.0%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
B47Sicilian: Taimanov166/5/537.5%
B44Sicilian166/7/337.5%
D35Indian Defense133/7/323.1%
D59Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense125/5/241.7%
C60Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense102/2/620.0%
D02London System84/2/250.0%
C54Italian Game: Classical Variation52/1/240.0%
C45Scotch Game52/1/240.0%
A01Nimzovich-Larsen attack41/0/325.0%
A14English Opening: Neo-Catalan41/2/125.0%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Nov 2025Alexandre Bacrot2,431European Blitz 2025B00
Sep 2021Srdjan Sale2,39929th chT-CRO 1AB06
Nov 2025Evgeny Degtiarev2,398European Rapid 2025C47
Nov 2025Isaac Garner2,390European Rapid 2025B10
Apr 2017Ivan Vihor Krsnik Cohar2,324chT-CRO U20B19

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
ch-CRO U1520171813.51,943
ch-CRO U1920211713.52,191
chT-CRO U1620171461,948
59th Wch U2020221142,039
26th chT-CRO U2020181062,062
30th chT-CRO U2020211082,275
29th chT-CRO U2020201062,063
ch-CRO U172017961,891
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Borna Cotic's chess games?

273 games by Borna Cotic, from Sep 2012 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Borna Cotic has played.

What does Borna Cotic play on the first move as White?

Across 143 games with White in our database, Borna Cotic opens with 1.e4 (98% of games), 1.d4 (1% of games), 1.Nf3 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Borna Cotic answers 1...c5 (65% of games), 1...e5 (35% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (79% of games), 1...Nf6 (19% of games), 1...c5 (2% of games).

What openings does Borna Cotic play as White?

As White, Borna Cotic's most-played openings in our database are: Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation (26 games, 53.8% win rate); Sicilian (22 games, 40.9% win rate); Sicilian: Moscow Variation (22 games, 22.7% win rate). The full breakdown of 143 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Borna Cotic play as Black?

As Black, Borna Cotic most often plays: Sicilian: Taimanov (16 games, 37.5% win rate); Sicilian (16 games, 37.5% win rate); Indian Defense (13 games, 23.1% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 130 games.

What is Borna Cotic's FIDE rating?

Borna Cotic is currently rated 2,133 in classical chess, 2,114 in rapid and 2,134 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,175 (Nov 2021).

How many games has Borna Cotic played?

Our database contains 273 games by Borna Cotic, covering Sep 2012 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 98 wins, 92 draws, 83 losses (35.9% win rate).

How do I prepare against Borna Cotic?

273 games by Borna Cotic reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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