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Novak, Attila Robert
CM🇲🇹FIDE 727067· Male· Malta· Born in 1984
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Attila Robert Novak, a 42-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Charousek R Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9, CIS 2026 - Serie B Gironi 23 e 24, and 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) and 2 blitz events (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2194 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2021); he also reached #1 nationally in Nov 2012 and spent 101 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Competes for Malta since Jul 2020. Awarded CM in 2024 (age 40). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2205·Blz2072
All-time high
2194
−50 pts below
Apr 2021 · age 37
Apr 2021 · age 37
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,681 · players worldwide · of 216,808
101 months in National top 3 (2009–2023)
101 months in National top 3 (2009–2023)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2155
Oct 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
Oct 2024
2023
101 months in national top 3
longest streak 50 months · since Sep 2009
Jul 2023
2021
All-time peak 2194
at age 37 · −50 from today
Apr 2021
2020
Switched federation: HUN → MLT
at age 36
Jul 2020
2012
Peak national rank: #1
at age 28 · rated 2172
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2134 → 2144
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
10W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2222 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #25 | 2197 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/7 | #40 | 2062 | -19.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 6.5/10 | #2 | 2178 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2234 | +10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2045
+8 −7 =5
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJack MizziCM
🇲🇹MLT·2216
+6 −6 =8
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOnurcan Pala
🇲🇹MLT·1847
+13 −1 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatthias Gatt
🇲🇹MLT·1942
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsColin PaceCM
🇲🇹MLT·2127
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Malta
#4
out of 130 players
Europe
#8,376
in continent
World
#11,681
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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