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Ivan Novak

Number of games in database: 297
Years covered: 1965 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2121 (2087 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2296
Overall record: +63 -94 =140 (44.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B22 Sicilian, Alapin (26 games)
B08 Pirc, Classical (21 games)
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (15 games)
A34 English, Symmetrical (13 games)
B07 Pirc (12 games)
B06 Robatsch (10 games)
C41 Philidor Defense (10 games)
C44 King's Pawn Game (8 games)
C02 French, Advance (8 games)
A15 English (7 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Croatian Cup Final
   I Novak vs B Miskovic (May-20-18) 1/2-1/2
   Z Ljikar vs I Novak (May-19-18) 1-0
   I Novak vs B Medak (May-18-18) 1/2-1/2
   I Novak vs D Pikula (May-17-18) 0-1
   R Santa vs I Novak (May-17-18) 1/2-1/2

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IVAN NOVAK
(born Jan-26-1943, 82 years old) Slovakia

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FIDE Master Novak won silver on the top board at the 1990 Blind Team Chess Championship.

reference: http://www.olimpbase.org/1990bw/199...

Last updated: 2020-12-26 14:08:17

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 297  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Plachetka vs I Novak  0-1311965Klasterec nad Orlici U18 6566C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
2. Smejkal vs I Novak  1-0321966Harrachov U26D73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3
3. I Novak vs Plachetka  ½-½411966Harrachov U26B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
4. O Borik vs I Novak 1-0191969CSR-ch U26C40 King's Knight Opening
5. E Paoli vs I Novak 0-1401969Stary SmokovecB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
6. Plachetka vs I Novak  ½-½271969Stary SmokovecA07 King's Indian Attack
7. I Novak vs M Ujtelky  0-1411969Tatran Cup 17thB06 Robatsch
8. L Vogt vs I Novak  ½-½681971Novy SmokovecC28 Vienna Game
9. I Novak vs W Balcerowski  ½-½401971Novy SmokovecB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
10. I Novak vs Plachetka  0-1451971Novy SmokovecB22 Sicilian, Alapin
11. J Flesch vs I Novak  ½-½361971Novy SmokovecD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. A Bugar vs I Novak  0-1281971Novy SmokovecD05 Queen's Pawn Game
13. I Novak vs Z Doda  ½-½331971Novy SmokovecB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
14. I Novak vs V Zilberstein  ½-½731971Novy SmokovecB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. I Privara vs I Novak  0-1481971Novy SmokovecB07 Pirc
16. I Novak vs K Rakay  1-0211971Novy SmokovecC12 French, McCutcheon
17. I Novak vs J Banas  0-1431971Novy SmokovecB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
18. Jansa vs I Novak  ½-½281971Novy SmokovecB07 Pirc
19. L Espig vs I Novak  ½-½271971Novy SmokovecD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
20. I Novak vs S Gross  0-1501971Novy SmokovecB22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. S Kupka vs I Novak  1-0301972Czechoslovak ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
22. I Novak vs J Pribyl  ½-½391972Czechoslovak ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
23. J Lechtynsky vs I Novak  1-0211972Czechoslovak ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
24. I Novak vs J Malis  1-0301972Czechoslovak ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
25. Smejkal vs I Novak  1-0321972Czechoslovak ChampionshipA10 English
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Dec-01-08  patzer of patzers: Active Slovakian player. Born 1943 (i think)

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Aug-17-09  Dredge Rivers: Wasn't he buddies with Evans?

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