Denis Kadrić

Denis Kadrić (born 12 June 1995) is a German-born chess player representing Montenegro and formerly representing Bosnia and Herzegovina. He holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.

Denis Kadrić
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina (until 2022)  Montenegro (since 2022)
Born	(1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 30) Frankfurt, Germany
Title	Grandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating	2536 (August 2025)
Peak rating	2601 (April 2023)

Chess career

Kadrić family moved to Germany in 1992. He was born in 1995, and his family returned to Bosnia in 1998. When Kadrić was five years old, his father taught him the rules of the game.

Kadrić won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship in 2013 in Cazin. He has represented Bosnia in four Chess Olympiads; 2012 (6.5/9 on board five),^[1] 2014 (7/11 on board four),^[2] 2016 (8.5/11 on board 2)^[3] and 2018 (7/11 on board one).^[4]

In 2011, Kadrić was awarded the title of International Master (IM) and in 2015 the title of Grandmaster (GM). In June 2021, he was the number one ranked player in Bosnia.^[5] He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he defeated Dambasürengiin Batsüren in the first round, but was defeated by Yu Yangyi in the second round.

In 2022, Kadrić transferred chess federations to represent Montenegro. He is the country's highest-rated player.

Kadrić qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Pablo Salinas Herrera in the first round.^[6]