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Knoester, Klaas

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FIDEFIDE 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 had 2 career breaks: 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). 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

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#126,592

#126,592 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1582 → 1749
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 62 · −96 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1681
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Feb 2019
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bert-Jan Melchers 1,620
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C · Jul 2025 · +16.5 Elo
Evolution
-96
1749 → 1653
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#5671710-38.0
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group D
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/1#522282+10.0
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/7#291572-68.0
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C (-68.0 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,252
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#87,060
in continent
World
#126,586
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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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
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
4252🇳🇱Knoester, Klaas1,653
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
87060🇳🇱Knoester, Klaas1,653
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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126586🇳🇱Knoester, Klaas1,653