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Novosel, Lovro

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FIDEFIDE 14547120· Male· Croatia· Born in 2005

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Lovro Novosel, a 21-year-old Croatian International Master, is rated 2345 and ranked 37th among Croatian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 14 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026., 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu 2026 - clani) and 6 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. He took a 12-month break between Nov 2014 and Dec 2015. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2023, Croatian #30 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2025 (age 20) and FM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U18 and #1, #1, #5, #13 and #4 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2345

Standard

Rpd2238·Blz2428

All-time high

2400

−55 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 18

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#37

#37 · Croatian players · of 2,407

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 20
Apr 2025
2024
1st Croatian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2373
Feb 2024
2023
59th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2398
Jul 2023
Peak Croatian rank: #30
at age 18 · rated 2400
Jun 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 18
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
S: Zadar IM Norm Tournament 2025
perf 2475 (+128) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ante SaricGM 2,491
S: Zadar Chess Festival - A turnir · Jul 2025 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
+7
2338 → 2345
Tournaments
11
85 games
Score
50.5/ 8559.4%
40W21D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarius DeuerGM2,490·Mitropa Cup 2026 Open·R1·+7.0
2.[W]vsLukas DotzerIM2,488·Mitropa Cup 2026 Open·R8·+6.9
3.[W]vsMatic LavrencicIM2,486·Mitropa Cup 2026 Open·R6·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin Mohar2,087·I. clanska liga vzhod 2025·R6·-8.0
2.[L]vsYannick Kather2,152·FE 27 Citta' di Trieste - A·R3·-7.4
3.[L]vsBodhana SivanandanFM2,163·Int. Graz Open 2026 - A·R3·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
S: FINALE KUPA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE ZA SAHISTE ZA 2026.
Team
May 20265/6#42464+9.7
Mitropa Cup 2026 Open
Team
May 20264/9#242437+13.2
2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11
Team
Mar 20262/2#113028+8.3
Budapest Spring Festival 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#432347+1.7
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#752201-14.4
34. ekipno prvenstvo RH 1. A seniorska sahovska liga
Team
Nov 20254.5/9#292273-7.2
I. clanska liga vzhod 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#152306-0.4
FE 27 Citta' di Trieste - A
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#62393+6.6
FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#1442178-20.2
S: Zadar Chess Festival - A turnir
Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#112281-6.7
Worst Elo result: FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master (-20.2 Elo, finished #144).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDamian VucenovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2181
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIvan Troselj
🇭🇷CRO·2082
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsSimun Dumancic
🇭🇷CRO·2145
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLuka KarlusicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2213
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKristijan Sagovac
🇭🇷CRO·2106
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

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Croatia
#37
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#1,821
in continent
World
#2,808
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Croatia
1
🇭🇷Saric, IvanFollow Ivan SaricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,624
2
🇭🇷Brkic, AnteFollow Ante BrkicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
3
🇭🇷Livaic, LeonFollow Leon LivaicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
4
🇭🇷Bosiocic, MarinFollow Marin BosiocicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,563
5
🇭🇷Jankovic, AlojzijeFollow Alojzije JankovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
6
🇭🇷Martinovic, SasaFollow Sasa MartinovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
7
🇭🇷Stevic, HrvojeFollow Hrvoje StevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,513
8
🇭🇷Kozul, ZdenkoFollow Zdenko KozulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
🇭🇷Jovanovic, ZoranFollow Zoran JovanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,485
10
🇭🇷Palac, MladenFollow Mladen PalacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,468
...
37🇭🇷Novosel, Lovro2,345
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
1821🇭🇷Novosel, Lovro2,345
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
2808🇭🇷Novosel, Lovro2,345