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Novak, Borivoj

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FIDEFIDE 322610· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1948

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Borivoj Novak, a 78-year-old Czech player, is rated 1678. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostravsky konik 2026 C, OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2, and 8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus. 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

1678

Standard

Rpd1660·Blz—

All-time high

1958

−280 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 63

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#117,892

#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
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 · −280 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

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ostravsky konik 2026 C
perf 1753 (+75) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Nikolaj Petrov 1,754
8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus · Jun 2025 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-75
1753 → 1678
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
10/ 2638.5%
6W8D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTereza Kozakova1,615·Ostravsky konik 2026 C·R6·+8.2
2.[W]vsAndrej Baraniuk1,590·8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus·R7·+7.0
3.[W]vsAndrii Moskvin1,571·Ostravsky konik 2026 C·R9·+7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ostravsky konik 2026 C
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/9#21753+23.6
OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/9#901511-42.6
8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus
Open Swiss
Jun 20251.5/8#201468-56.2
Worst Elo result: 8. Open Bohumin 2025 D - S50 plus (-56.2 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

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Czech Republic
#4,329
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#81,981
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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9
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World
1
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2
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7
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8
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