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Knapp, Joseph

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FIDEFIDE 2057530· Male· United States of America· Born in 1980

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Joseph Knapp, a 46-year-old American player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 11 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major and 34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2013–2015), 32 months (2016–2019) and 52 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2037 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2015).

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2037

−198 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 35

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
42nd American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1839
May 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Jun 2024
2023
38th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1977
Jun 2023
2019
48th American 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1989
Aug 2019
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1977
Jan 2019
2016
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1989
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
perf 2036 (+172) · 4/7 · #22
Top opponent
vs Edward Friedman 2,159
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300 · May 2025 · +16.9 Elo
Evolution
-25
1864 → 1839
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
4W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/4#321628-24.8
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20254/7#222036+37.6
Worst Elo result: 18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major (-24.8 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,797
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,304
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1797🇺🇸Knapp, Joseph1,839
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
7304🇺🇸Knapp, Joseph1,839
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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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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2,754
10
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64504🇺🇸Knapp, Joseph1,839