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Novak, Petr
🇨🇿FIDE 4641434· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1967
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Petr Novak, a 59-year-old Czech player, is rated 2153 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 93 months (2004–2012) and 12 months (2013–2014). Recent appearance: 2. liga B 2025-2026 r10-11. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 51 (Dec 2018).
Competes for Czech Republic since Apr 2022.
Current rating
2153
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2142
All-time high
2243
−90 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 51
Dec 2018 · age 51
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
16th Czech 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2169
Sep 2024
2022
Switched federation: GER → CZE
at age 55
Apr 2022
2019
16th Czech 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2239
Oct 2019
2018
All-time peak 2243
at age 51 · −90 from today
Dec 2018
2017
18th Czech 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2229
Oct 2017
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2193 → 2229
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2143 → 2153
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
3.5/ 487.5%
3W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2128 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #63 | 2708 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #57 | 2709 | +4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2628 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#328
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#7,912
in continent
World
#11,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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