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Novak, Borivoj
🇨🇿FIDE 322610· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1948
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Borivoj Novak, a 78-year-old Czech player, is rated 1654. He has slipped back 97 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2, 8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus, and Ostravsky konik 2025 - FIDE open B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Slezsky open 2026) recently. He took a 46-month break between Oct 2007 and Sep 2011. His peak of 1958 was reached at age 63 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz—
All-time high
1958
−304 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 63
Sep 2011 · age 63
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,229
#126,229 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1576 → 1760
May 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 69
Sep 2017
2011
92nd Czech 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1958
Nov 2011
All-time peak 1958
at age 63 · −304 from today
Sep 2011
2007
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1958
Oct 2007
2005
98th Czech 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1914
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-99
1753 → 1654
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
8/ 2630.8%
5W6D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/9 | #90 | 1511 | -42.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/8 | #20 | 1468 | -56.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 1758 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,487
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#86,860
in continent
World
#126,223
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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