GM Ivan Zaja

Full name

Ivan Zaja

Born

1965 (age 61)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Croatia

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 (2397) Sasa Rezan (2404)	1-0	41	2026
Ivan Zaja (2366) Sasa Rezan (2432)	0-1	29	2026
Ivan Zaja (2405) Leon Livaic (2559)	0-1	44	2026
Ivan Zaja (2405) Sasa Rezan (2389)	½-½	25	2026
Sasa Rezan (2404) Ivan Zaja (2397)	1-0	39	2026
Leon Livaic (2559) Ivan Zaja (2405)	1-0	33	2026
Sasa Rezan (2432) Ivan Zaja (2366)	0-1	27	2026
Sasa Rezan (2389) Ivan Zaja (2405)	0-1	39	2026
Sasa Rezan (2389) Ivan Zaja (2405)	½-½	22	2026
Ivan Zaja (2418) Sinisa Slobodjanac (1930)	1-0	46	2025