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Novak, Ivo
🇭🇷FIDE 14534231· Male· Croatia· Born in 1984
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Ivo Novak, a 42-year-old Croatian player, is rated 2006 — just 4 short of his peak of 2010 (Jun 2022, age 38). He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., S: 2. HSL-JUG 2026 1-3, and S: Prvenstvo zupanije Splitsko - dalmatinske u sahu za 2026. godinu. Also played 7 rapid (including R: Medjunarodni sahovski turnir Dan grada Makarske 2025) and 2 blitz events (including B: 8th Necujam Blitz Tournament - NBT 2025) recently.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd2016·Blz1895
All-time high
2010
−4 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 38
Jun 2022 · age 38
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
49th Croatian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2006
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Jun 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 41
Jan 2025
2022
All-time peak 2010
at age 38 · −4 from today
Jun 2022
Crossed 2000
at age 38
May 2022
48th Croatian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1999
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1948 → 2006
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
28/ 5947.5%
26W12D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/9 | #114 | 1846 | -30.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 3/6 | #67 | 2105 | +18.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2123 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 1896 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #36 | 2012 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2795 | +10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2095 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2755 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #79 | 2149 | +31.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBranko Saric
🇭🇷CRO·1807
+12 −6 =1
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnte Tomas
🇭🇷CRO·2145
+4 −9 =0
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsMladen BratosevicCM
🇭🇷CRO·2021
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsZdenko PlenkovicIM
🇭🇷CRO·2350
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsFran Babic Sisinacki
🇭🇷CRO·1797
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#485
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#19,622
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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