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Novak, Vjekoslav
🇮🇪FIDE 14511584· Male· Ireland· Born in 1976
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Vjekoslav Novak, a 50-year-old Irish player, is rated 1853 — just 18 short of his peak of 1871 (Jan 2026, age 50). He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eanna May Quad Group D, 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Intermediate, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 2 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Irish #57 in Oct 2004.
Competes for Ireland since Jul 2023.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1741·Blz1735
All-time high
1871
−18 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 50
Jan 2026 · age 50
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
10th Irish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1871
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1871
at age 50 · −18 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1762 → 1870
Dec 2024
500 career games
at age 48
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1805 → 1853
Tournaments
18
82 games
Score
45.5/ 8255.5%
36W19D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 1705 | -11.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | — | +8.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #13 | — | -2.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #76 | 1901 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | — | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #10 | — | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #28 | — | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1803 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1905 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #15 | 1716 | -29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Syms
🇮🇪IRL·1707
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsIvica Jakrlin
🇭🇷CRO·1797
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsAndrey A. IvanovCM
🇮🇪IRL·2079
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsOgnjen MatkoFM
🇭🇷CRO·2205
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2015
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vsSlavko Martic
🇭🇷CRO·2037
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
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Ireland
#249
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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