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Novak, Ivan
🇭🇷FIDE 14516870· Male· Croatia· Born in 1991
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Ivan Novak, a 35-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2244 and sitting in the top 4% of Croatian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Nov 2022 and Apr 2025. Recent standard appearances include S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 2. liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 2. liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. Also played 2 blitz events (including B: Otvoreno ekipno brzopotezno prvenstvo Medjimurja 2025) recently. His peak of 2281 was reached at age 34 (Nov 2025); he also reached Croatian #73 in Apr 2025.
At junior level, he reached #8, #9 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd2152·Blz2131
All-time high
2281
−37 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 34
Nov 2025 · age 34
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#97 · Croatian players · of 2,407
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 2281
at age 34 · −37 from today
Nov 2025
Peak Croatian rank: #73
at age 34 · rated 2279
Apr 2025
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2279
Nov 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Nov 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2275 → 2244
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1509 | -8.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #80 | 1505 | -18.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 2076 | -10.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2928 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGoran SegovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2228
+6 −17 =2
25 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsDarko Sardi
🇭🇷CRO·1922
+13 −6 =0
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMiljenko Kelemen
🇭🇷CRO·1974
+14 −1 =0
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSasa VidovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2173
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAlberto Maltar
🇭🇷CRO·1877
+10 −3 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#97
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#4,149
in continent
World
#6,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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