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von Knobloch, Benedikt
🇩🇪FIDE 16254422· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Benedikt Von Knobloch, a 23-year-old German player, is rated 1800 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1757 and 1800 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1800
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz—
All-time high
1800
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,376
#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1800
at age 23
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+227 Elo)
1562 → 1789
Aug 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1794
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1562 → returned at 1757
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1789 → 1800
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
5W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #26 | 1936 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #69 | 1784 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #55 | 1660 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #25 | 2527 | +5.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,886
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#55,289
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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