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Knaus, Otto

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FIDEFIDE 1646451· Male· Austria· Born in 1967

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Otto Knaus, a 59-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1919. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2018), 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent standard appearances include Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 7-8, Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 6, and Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 4-5. Also played 1 blitz event (including Kreis Sued Einzelmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2026) recently. His peak of 1958 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2016).

Current rating

1919

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1843

All-time high

1958

−39 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 49

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#43,586

#43,586 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1885 → 1931
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1943
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1931
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1885
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1911
Feb 2017
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bowen Wang 1,741
Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 4-5 · Nov 2025 · +9.5 Elo
Evolution
-12
1931 → 1919
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/1#108941-25.6
Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 6
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#321893+1.6
Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 4-5
Team
Nov 20251/1#322541+12.4
Worst Elo result: Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 7-8 (-25.6 Elo, finished #108).

Rankings

/
Austria
#1,039
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#32,144
in continent
World
#43,586
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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32144🇦🇹Knaus, Otto1,919
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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