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Knoppel, Bjorn

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FIDEFIDE 1712233· Male· Sweden· Born in 1946

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Bjorn Knoppel, a 80-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1711. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 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 7 rapid events (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) recently. His peak of 1877 was reached at age 67 (Feb 2013).

Current rating

1711

Standard

Rpd1628·Blz1603

All-time high

1877

−166 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 67

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#105,728

#105,728 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Borislava BorisovaWIM 1,926
Wasa KM 2025 R678 · Nov 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-38
1749 → 1711
Tournaments
17
39 games
Score
18.5/ 3947.4%
16W5D18L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsErik Nyberg Baath1,585·Stockholms SS KM 2026 r5-7·R6·-13.6
2.[L]vsJoakim Smeds1,712·Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 std·R7·-10.7
3.[L]vsAnton Nordenfur1,738·Wasa KM 2025 R12·R2·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 15
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wasa Varturnering 2026 r7
Swiss
Apr 20260/1#19—-7.6
Stockholms SS KM 2026 r8-9
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/3#51742+2.4
Wasa Varturnering 2026 r5-6
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#51811+3.8
Stockholms SS KM 2026 r5-7
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/2#45933-20.2
Stockholmsmasterskapet 2026 r1-3
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/3#271822+3.6
Worst Elo result: Stockholms SS KM 2026 r5-7 (-20.2 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Sweden
#1,950
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#74,527
in continent
World
#105,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Sweden
1
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2
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3
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2,517
4
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2,509
5
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2,489
6
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2,474
7
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2,472
8
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2,460
9
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2,459
10
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2,453
...
1950🇸🇪Knoppel, Bjorn1,711
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
74527🇸🇪Knoppel, Bjorn1,711
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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105726🇸🇪Knoppel, Bjorn1,711