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Novac, Vadim
🇲🇩FIDE 13911511· Male· Moldova· Born in 2009
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Vadim Novac, a 17-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chavdarov Memorial - 2026, Turneul republican "Hramul or. Comrat" 2026, and European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U16. Also played 3 rapid (including Campionatul National al RM-2026 la sah rapid sub 20 ani, open) and 1 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2109 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025, Moldovan #33 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #4, #16 and #14 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1895
All-time high
2109
−36 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
3rd Moldovan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2092
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Moldovan rank: #33
at age 16 · rated 2109
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2109
at age 16 · −36 from today
Aug 2025
3rd Moldovan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2097
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
2055 → 2073
Tournaments
6
55 games
Score
30.5/ 5555.5%
25W21D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 1945 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2092 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #76 | 2116 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 1925 | -53.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1909 | -41.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2195 | +54.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergiu BarganIM
🇲🇩MDA·2200
+1 −15 =10
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsVladislav Ivarlac
🇲🇩MDA·2096
+8 −5 =6
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsArtiom Caraseni
🇲🇩MDA·2038
+0 −9 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsVitali Jimji
🇲🇩MDA·1867
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAnna Chendighilean
🇲🇩MDA·2002
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#37
out of 382 players
Europe
#13,229
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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