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KJ
Kneip, Jay Lilian, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 12912859· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Jay Lilian, Dr. Kneip, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 2201 — just 23 short of his peak of 2224 (Mar 2026, age 32) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jun 2016 and Aug 2017. Recent appearances: Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterklasse.
At junior level, he reached #62 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd2141·Blz2064
All-time high
2224
−23 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 32
Mar 2026 · age 32
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,115 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2224
at age 32 · −23 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Jul 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 31
Feb 2025
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Apr 2020
7-month rising streak
+21 Elo
Apr 2020
2016
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2198 → 2201
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2045 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1271 | -14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2888 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2186 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 3009 | +10.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#849
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,688
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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