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Novak, Jindrich
🇨🇿FIDE 307874· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1967
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Jindrich Novak, a 59-year-old Czech player, is rated 1987. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r1, SSS - Krajska soutez - skupina B 2025-2026 r10-11, and PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r9-10. Also played 1 rapid (including 20. rocnik sachoveho turnaje Dobrovicky rapid Tereos TTD a.s. - open Grand Prix CR 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Posvicensky turnaj jednotlivcu v blesku 2025) recently. He took a 41-month break between May 2018 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2177 was reached at age 48 (May 2015).
Current rating
1987
Standard
Rpd2078·Blz2045
All-time high
2177
−190 pts below
May 2015 · age 48
May 2015 · age 48
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,636
#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Apr 2024
2023
57th Czech 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2076
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Oct 2022
51st Czech 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2092
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2011 → 1987
Tournaments
20
51 games
Score
29.5/ 5157.8%
22W15D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1935 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2377 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1758 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1961 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 1950 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2903 | +13.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 1934 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #86 | 2070 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2251 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #126 | 1370 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Koper
🇨🇿CZE·1878
+4 −8 =6
18 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsDaniel Hadzala
🇨🇿CZE·1856
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsJanis Pataridis
🇨🇿CZE·1828
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2013
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vsFrantisek HanlCM
🇨🇿CZE·2208
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStaffan Thomasson
🇸🇪SWE·1860
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,138
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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