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Knapp, Yanik

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FIDEFIDE 1344366· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2007

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Yanik Knapp, a 19-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1887. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein and Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A. Also played 1 rapid event (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1924 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2024).

At junior level, he reached #27, #20, #15, #10 and #14 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1887

Standard

Rpd1720·Blz—

All-time high

1924

−37 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 17

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#51,326

#51,326 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
27th Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1888
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1719 → 1902
Dec 2024
20th Swiss U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1924
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1924
at age 17 · −37 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
perf 2089 (+201) · 6/7 · #3
Top opponent
vs Lubomir Kovac 2,186
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A · Oct 2025 · +14.9 Elo
Best comeback
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
finished #3 (seeded #27 of 200)
Evolution
+39
1848 → 1887
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdvik Saxena1,765·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R4·+15.2
2.[D]vsLubomir Kovac2,186·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R1·+14.9
3.[W]vsCarlo Bonferroni1,730·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R3·+13.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeandro Haas1,746·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R6·-25.8
2.[L]vsVlad Popescu1,942·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R5·-14.8
3.[L]vsYurii Shaliapin1,930·49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein·R5·-8.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/7#32089+37.2
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/6#311863+1.6

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#893
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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893🇨🇭Knapp, Yanik1,887
Europe
1
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World
1
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2
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8
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51325🇨🇭Knapp, Yanik1,887