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Knight, David

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FIDEFIDE 1040839· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1981

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David Knight, a 45-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1868. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B. Also played 1 rapid (including TR Rapid 2026 March #5) and 1 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016), 15 months (2018–2020), 39 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1983 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2018).

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1898·Blz1846

All-time high

1983

−115 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 37

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1864
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1867
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1918
Sep 2018
All-time peak 1983
at age 37 · −115 from today
Feb 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 36
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
perf 1970 (+106) · 2.5/6 · #197
Top opponent
vs Andy Sievers 2,148
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+22
1846 → 1868
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
10W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/9#2341817-20.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262.5/3#182149+20.6
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#111880+3.0
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#1971970+17.6
Worst Elo result: Reykjavik Open 2026 (-20.0 Elo, finished #234).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,413
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
2413🇳🇱Knight, David1,868
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
41311🇳🇱Knight, David1,868
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
56368🇳🇱Knight, David1,868