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Novacek, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 310417· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Jan Novacek, a 76-year-old Czech player, is rated 1965. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga zapad 2025-2026 r9-10, 2. liga B 2025-2026 r8-9, and UKSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r7-8. He took a 17-month break between May 2015 and Nov 2016. His peak of 2179 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd2029·Blz—
All-time high
2179
−214 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 53
Jul 2003 · age 53
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
25th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1965
Jun 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 73
Feb 2023
2022
29th Czech 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2012
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Mar 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1921 → 1965
Tournaments
9
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
6W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2556 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 1792 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | 2789 | +11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1934 | -1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1932 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2753 | +21.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2105 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #104 | 1909 | -6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2712 | +9.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,321
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#24,884
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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