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Novak, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 24691062· Male· Germany· Born in 1961

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Volker Novak, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 2040. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 36. Staufer Open A, and 7. Bamberg Open A. He had 2 career breaks: 107 months (2010–2019) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2127 was reached at age 62 (Apr 2023).

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2127

−87 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 62

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#21,936

#21,936 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Jul 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
2066 → 2127
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2127
at age 62 · −87 from today
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Jul 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Jun 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2082
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan BoderFM 2,304
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-56
2096 → 2040
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
8W12D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeo Sprengard1,888·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R6·-14.1
2.[L]vsFlorian Weidert1,944·36. Staufer Open A·R5·-13.4
3.[L]vsMartin Pielawa1,964·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R2·-12.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#5901961-27.0
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#1751974-30.2
7. Bamberg Open A
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/3#1411978-9.0
XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/7#142124+9.8
Worst Elo result: 36. Staufer Open A (-30.2 Elo, finished #175).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,557
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#16,143
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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2557🇩🇪Novak, Volker2,040
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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16143🇩🇪Novak, Volker2,040
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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21936🇩🇪Novak, Volker2,040