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Knoester, Klaas
🇳🇱FIDE 1062077· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1962
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Klaas Knoester, a 64-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1653. He has slipped back 96 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group D, and UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C. He took a 77-month break between Feb 2019 and Aug 2025. His peak of 1749 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
−96 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 62 · −96 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Feb 2019
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Feb 2019
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1582 → returned at 1681
Feb 2019
First FIDE rating
1582 · at age 57
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-96
1749 → 1653
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #567 | 1710 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #52 | 2282 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #29 | 1572 | -68.0 |
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C (-68.0 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,220
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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