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Novak, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 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
Feb 2025 · age 79
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,828
#55,828 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1883 → 1870
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
5W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2459 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 1979 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2468 | +5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1891 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #125 | 1152 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,360
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#40,929
in continent
World
#55,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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