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NJ
Novak, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 358940· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1996
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Jan Novak, a 30-year-old Czech player, is rated 1916 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 81-month break between Apr 2019 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: SSLK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r7-8.
At junior level, he reached #81, #69 and #86 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1916
at best
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1916
at age 30
Apr 2026
2019
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1906
Apr 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2018
2015
81st Czech U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1777
May 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
2014
69th Czech U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1768
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1898 → 1916
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
3/ 3100.0%
3W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2580 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2399 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2613 | +7.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,836
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#32,596
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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