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Novak, Milan
🇭🇷FIDE 14532409· Male· Croatia· Born in 1965
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Milan Novak, a 61-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1923 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 3.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and 4.B liga SZZ Centar 2025 9-11. Also played 1 rapid (including R: SAHOVSKI TURNIR VISOKO 2025) and 4 blitz events (including B: Bozici sahovski turnir 2025.) recently.
Current rating
1923
Standard
Rpd1894·Blz1866
All-time high
1923
at best
Jun 2026 · age 61
Jun 2026 · age 61
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,532
#42,532 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
75th Croatian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1923
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1923
at age 61
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 60
Oct 2025
2022
96th Croatian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1902
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
May 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1818 → 1898
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1903 → 1923
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
6W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2012 | +2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1903 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 1942 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2553 | +18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1879 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosip Matkun
🇭🇷CRO·1883
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNeven Ferencak
🇭🇷CRO·1838
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPredrag Peharda
🇭🇷CRO·1974
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsIvan Juras
🇭🇷CRO·1660
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsFranjo Pongrac
🇭🇷CRO·1947
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#777
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#31,410
in continent
World
#42,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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