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Novak, Stjepan

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FIDEFIDE 14510936· Male· Croatia· Born in 1953

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Stjepan Novak, a 73-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1633. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 8 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-9 and 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including WCF Durres Rapid Challenge) and 6 blitz events (including B: Otvoreno ekipno brzopotezno prvenstvo Medjimurja 2025) recently. He took a 34-month break between Apr 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1690 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1633

Standard

Rpd1708·Blz1652

All-time high

1690

−57 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#134,568

#134,568 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1483 → 1676
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1690
at age 71 · −57 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1493 → returned at 1503
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mats Lindgren 2,020
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-22
1655 → 1633
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
1.5/ 1113.6%
0W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20261.5/9#2261575-15.4
3.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 7-9
Team
Oct 20250/1#731072-4.4
3.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 5-6
Team
Sep 20250/1#731147-3.0
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 (-15.4 Elo, finished #226).

Most-Played Opponents

vsFranjo Kovacic
🇭🇷CRO·1731
+1 −0 =9
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBozidar Hajec
🇭🇷CRO·1716
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMiodrag Gakic
🇭🇷CRO·1925
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsZvonko Horvatic
🇭🇷CRO·1885
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsStjepan Vadlja
🇭🇷CRO·1668
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Croatia
#1,917
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#91,520
in continent
World
#134,560
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1917🇭🇷Novak, Stjepan1,633
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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91520🇭🇷Novak, Stjepan1,633
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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