Novak, Ratko
CM
CroatiaCRO
ID: 14511827
Chess.com @novakratko★

Ratko Novak

FIDE ratings

2,009Classical
2,095Rapid
2,166Blitz

Performance

50 games
24% Win
38% Draw
38% Loss

Ratko Novak's playing style

Overall score:43%12W 19D 19L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:58%in 25 games
Steady recent form:38%3W 9D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:38%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined
80%
20%
5g
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Boor Attack
20%
80%
5g
Slav Defense
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation has the largest Black sample, with 7 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation
14%
57%
29%
7g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
60%
40%
5g
Réti Opening: Advance Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Novak, Ratko as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
36%
44%
20%
Move
25 · 100%
36%
44%
20%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
CMIlko-Toth, Andras(2252)
L—
Oct 20, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMNimay Agrawal(2312)
L—
Oct 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMStajner, Samo(2350)
L—
Oct 10, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Trebeznik, Luka(2074)
W—
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMSpalir, Jernej(2361)
D—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Starcevic, Ante Leon(2236)
L—
Oct 3, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Mohar, Martin(2128)
D—
Oct 2, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Zlatolas, Anej(1983)
W—
May 14, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMPetrov, Jole(2338)
L—
May 10, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Galic, Kruno(1989)
D—

Research Ratko Novak’s games and opening repertoire

CM Ratko Novak is rated 2009 in standard, 2095 in rapid, 2166 in blitz by FIDE. Ratko Novak plays for Croatia.

Ratko Novak has FIDE ID 14511827.

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