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Nowak, Ruben
🇦🇺FIDE 3214915· Male· Australia· Born in 1992
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Ruben Nowak, a 34-year-old Australian player, is rated 1665 — just 25 short of his peak of 1690 (Apr 2026, age 34). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 8 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Hobsons Bay C.J.S. Purdy Rookies and Juniors Cup Round 4, 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, and 2026 Hobsons Bay Western Minor Rounds 1-2. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 MCC Spring Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 MCC Grand Final Eve Blitz) recently. He took a 48-month break between Mar 2012 and Apr 2016.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1665
Standard
Rpd1642·Blz1639
All-time high
1690
−25 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 34
Apr 2026 · age 34
Activity
103
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#122,545
#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1690
at age 34 · −25 from today
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 34
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 33
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+281 Elo)
1399 → 1680
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 32
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1684 → 1665
Tournaments
31
114 games
Score
58.5/ 11451.3%
59W9D46L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/1 | #9 | — | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2290 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1529 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 1749 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2418 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #45 | 1896 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #6 | 838 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/1 | #12 | 2329 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1840 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #8 | 2275 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSteven Hogan
🇦🇺AUS·1632
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNarelle S SzuvegesWIM
🇦🇺AUS·1689
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikash Paul
🇦🇺AUS·1629
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTony J DavisCM
🇦🇺AUS·1797
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDean Hogg
🇦🇺AUS·1904
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#884
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,609
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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