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Knapp, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1611097· Male· Austria· Born in 1958

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Josef Knapp, a 68-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1831. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 25 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2015–2016) and 40 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 6, Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 3-4, and Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 1-2. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: 27. sahovski turnir "Mihoja" Memorijal Fucak, Kovacic, Dizdarevic i Kukuljan) recently. His peak of 1875 was reached at age 66 (May 2024).

Current rating

1831

Standard

Rpd1878·Blz1872

All-time high

1875

−44 pts below
May 2024 · age 66

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,894

#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1763 → 1865
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1875
at age 66 · −44 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1794 → returned at 1789
May 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1794
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver Zwingl 1,944
Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 3-4 · Nov 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-20
1851 → 1831
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
0.5/ 510.0%
1W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#241139-7.6
Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#261944+2.8
Burgenland 2. Landesliga A 2025-2025 Round 1-2
Team
Oct 20250/1#36863-14.8

Rankings

/
Austria
#1,640
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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...
1640🇦🇹Knapp, Josef1,831
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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48761🇦🇹Knapp, Josef1,831
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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66893🇦🇹Knapp, Josef1,831