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Kneib, Bernard
🇫🇷FIDE 20621647· Male· France· Born in 1960
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Bernard Kneib, a 66-year-old French player, is rated 1560. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - PDL Mars, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700), and 41e open Fide de Domloup - Tournoi E (-2400). His peak of 1669 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1600·Blz1547
All-time high
1669
−109 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 49
Apr 2009 · age 49
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1267 → 1546
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 63
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1316 → returned at 1329
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1400
at age 59
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1594 → 1560
Tournaments
11
59 games
Score
29/ 5949.2%
26W8D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 1694 | +17.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #198 | 851 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #43 | 1783 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #11 | 2310 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #48 | 1607 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #331 | 940 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #45 | 1653 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #236 | 892 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #8 | 1855 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/9 | #174 | 1510 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAurelien Legendre
🇫🇷FRA·1409
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSerge Descamps
🇫🇷FRA·1480
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsBernard Retailleau
🇫🇷FRA
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAlain Taquet
🇫🇷FRA·1624
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#12,713
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#106,278
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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