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Novacek, Pavel
🇨🇿FIDE 306525· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1955
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Pavel Novacek, a 71-year-old Czech player, is rated 1844. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 8 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 45. Turnaj sachovych nadeji - Pobeskydi Open, Otevreny sachovy turnaj BSS - jaro 2026 r12-15, and DKP - Otevreny sachovy turnaj - podzim 2025 r12-15. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2015–2019) and 49 months (2021–2025). His peak of 2093 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1844
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2093
−249 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46
Jan 2001 · age 46
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,124
#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2022
82nd Czech 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1898
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1902
Jan 2021
2016
54th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2035
Jan 2016
2015
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 1969
Feb 2015
2014
69th Czech 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2060
Dec 2014
2001
76th Czech 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2093
Oct 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1872 → 1844
Tournaments
9
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
11W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #49 | 1973 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1765 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #34 | 1569 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 1999 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 1710 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 1940 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #29 | 1569 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #29 | 1542 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1797 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,642
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#46,139
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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