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Knickel, Aaron
🇩🇪FIDE 24605298· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Aaron Knickel, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2017–2018), 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 20 months (2022–2024) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Giessener Schnellschachturnier 2026) recently. His peak of 2190 was reached at age 22 (May 2012).
At junior level, he reached #36, #52, #48 and #27 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz—
All-time high
2190
−56 pts below
May 2012 · age 22
May 2012 · age 22
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,472 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2134
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2123
Jun 2022
2018
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2138
May 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2145
Apr 2017
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2161 → returned at 2159
Mar 2015
2012
All-time peak 2190
at age 22 · −56 from today
May 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2123 → 2134
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #15 | 2731 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,381
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#8,986
in continent
World
#12,472
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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