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Knoppel, Bjorn
🇸🇪FIDE 1712233· Male· Sweden· Born in 1946
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Bjorn Knoppel, a 80-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1716. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wasa Varturnering 2026 r7, Stockholms SS KM 2026 r8-9, and Stockholmsmasterskapet 2026 r1-3. Also played 6 rapid events (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) recently. His peak of 1877 was reached at age 67 (Feb 2013).
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1628·Blz1603
All-time high
1877
−161 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 67
Feb 2013 · age 67
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1546 → 1761
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Nov 2022
66th Swedish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1614
Apr 2022
2019
500 career games
at age 73
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1749 → 1716
Tournaments
20
46 games
Score
21.5/ 4646.7%
18W7D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2728 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #38 | 938 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | — | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 1742 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #20 | 1796 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1811 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #45 | 933 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1822 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #9 | 2641 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1715 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Ranby
🇸🇪SWE·1869
+3 −18 =11
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+8 −11 =4
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSalim Golkhar
🇸🇪SWE·1632
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNiclas Hedin
🇸🇪SWE·1975
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPer Isaksson
🇸🇪SWE·1961
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,924
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#73,592
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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