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Novak, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 347051· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1946

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Josef Novak, a 80-year-old Czech player, is rated 1870 — just 13 short of his peak of 1883 (Feb 2025, age 79). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale B 2025-2026 r3-4, JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r9-10, and JSS - 2. divize skupina A 2025-2026 r1.

Current rating

1870

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1883

−13 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 79

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#55,831

#55,831 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1781 → 1883
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 79 · −13 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Mar 2024
2022
48th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1798
Apr 2022
2020
86th Czech 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1836
Oct 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1832
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Maksym Velychko 1,926
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r9-10 · Mar 2026 · +11.6 Elo
Evolution
-13
1883 → 1870
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
5W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale B 2025-2026 r3-4
Team
Mar 20261/1#232459+4.8
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r9-10
Team
Mar 20261/2#511979+6.4
JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale B 2025-2026 r1-2
Team
Feb 20261/1#422468+5.2
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r7-8
Team
Feb 20261/2#381891+2.0
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r5-6
Team
Jan 20260/1#1251152-7.4
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r4
Team
Dec 20250/1#771031-11.0
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r2-3
Team
Nov 20251/1#652469+5.0
JSS - 2. divize skupina A 2025-2026 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#40733-17.8
Worst Elo result: JSS - 2. divize skupina A 2025-2026 r1 (-17.8 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Czech Republic
#2,364
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#40,981
in continent
World
#55,830
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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2364🇨🇿Novak, Josef1,870
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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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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40981🇨🇿Novak, Josef1,870
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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55830🇨🇿Novak, Josef1,870