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Novosel, Vladimir
🇭🇷FIDE 14526638· Male· Croatia· Born in 1965
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Vladimir Novosel, a 61-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1947. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 14 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 4.D liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 4.D liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 3.A liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including R: Otvoreno prvenstvo KZZ-e u ubrzanom sahu, A-turnir) and 21 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. He took a 21-month break between Dec 2012 and Oct 2014. His peak of 1996 was reached at age 50 (Jun 2015).
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz1997
All-time high
1996
−49 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 50
Jun 2015 · age 50
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,254
#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
63rd Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1947
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1885 → 1978
Nov 2024
2022
71st Croatian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1967
Apr 2022
2020
68th Croatian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1949
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2017
2015
73rd Croatian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1996
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1941 → 1947
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
9W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2592 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2469 | +7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #62 | 1795 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris Galoic
🇭🇷CRO·2006
+6 −17 =6
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsIvan Bockaj
🇭🇷CRO·1885
+14 −6 =3
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsKristijan Novosel
🇭🇷CRO·1949
+9 −6 =8
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsDamir Mravunac
🇭🇷CRO·2036
+3 −14 =4
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsZoran Zelenika
🇭🇷CRO·2034
+3 −16 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Croatia
#694
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#27,538
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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