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Knuedel, Torben
IM🇩🇪FIDE 16208820· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Torben Knuedel, a 23-year-old German International Master, is rated 2379 — just 11 short of his peak of 2390 (Nov 2025, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 2 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 6 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Awarded IM in 2026 (age 23) and FM in 2023 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #23, #28, #12, #57 and #45 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2379
Standard
Rpd2243·Blz2422
All-time high
2390
−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 22
Nov 2025 · age 22
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#157 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
23 entries2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
500 career games
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
76th German 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2390
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2390
at age 22 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
2319 → 2379
Tournaments
18
58 games
Score
39.5/ 5868.1%
32W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #117 | 2410 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1027 | 1645 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #229 | 2496 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #86 | — | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2467 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #36 | 2226 | -17.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #80 | 2301 | -7.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | — | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 2433 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 2221 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsKarsten SchulzFM
🇩🇪GER·2157
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJan HelmerCM
🇩🇪GER·2219
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJan PubantzFM
🇩🇪GER·2266
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsTom-Frederic WoelkIM
🇩🇪GER·2392
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#157
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,308
in continent
World
#2,059
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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