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KJ
Knuepfer, Johannes
🇩🇪FIDE 34605967· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Johannes Knuepfer, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 1831 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Mar 2023 and Apr 2024. Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026 and Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 U18.
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1705
All-time high
1831
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,894
#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 1831
at age 18
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1318 → 1656
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Apr 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1318 → returned at 1656
Mar 2023
2022
First FIDE rating
1242 · at age 14
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1724 → 1831
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2793 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1925 | +73.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,083
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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