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Novak, Ludek

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FIDEFIDE 316490· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1961

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Ludek Novak, a 65-year-old Czech player, is rated 1921. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between Jan 2001 and Oct 2004. Recent appearance: KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11. His peak of 2140 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2004).

Current rating

1921

Standard

Rpd1974·Blz1956

All-time high

2140

−219 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#43,000

#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2019
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1941 → 2010
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Aug 2019
2009
100 career games
at age 48
Jul 2009
2008
79th Czech 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2091
Apr 2008
2007
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Jul 2007
2004
All-time peak 2140
at age 43 · −219 from today
Oct 2004

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martin Sedivy 2,098
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11 · Apr 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-2
1923 → 1921
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
0W7D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJan Horak2,171·KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9-10·R9·-3.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#522098+4.8
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9-10
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#851886-2.0
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r7-8
Team
Feb 20261/2#241904-0.8
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r5-6
Team
Jan 20261/2#471815-4.8
KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r2-3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#821970+1.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsTomas Ptacek
🇨🇿CZE·2067
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLadislav Vlasak
🇨🇿CZE·1828
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2012
View head-to-head →
vsPetr Nalevka
🇨🇿CZE·1956
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsTomas Kracik
🇨🇿CZE·2168
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2020
View head-to-head →
vsLibor Spacek
🇨🇿CZE·2093
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings

/
Czech Republic
#1,766
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Czech Republic
1
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3
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2,595
4
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2,526
5
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2,525
6
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2,508
7
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2,503
8
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2,501
9
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2,489
10
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2,487
...
1766🇨🇿Novak, Ludek1,921
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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31749🇨🇿Novak, Ludek1,921
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
42999🇨🇿Novak, Ludek1,921