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Knipe, Stephen J

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FIDEFIDE 449776· Male· England· Born in 1973

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Stephen J Knipe, a 53-year-old English player, is rated 1854 — just 29 short of his peak of 1883 (Apr 2026, age 53). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Avril, Team 2026 - NAQ Mars, and Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier.

Current rating

1854

Standard

Rpd1755·Blz—

All-time high

1883

−29 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 53

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#60,289

#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
48th English 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1883
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1843 → 1883
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1883
at age 53 · −29 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1837 · at age 52
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gilbert De Winne 1,766
Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre · Oct 2025 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
-7
1861 → 1854
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHugo Bruneau1,761·Team 2026 - NAQ Decembre·R1·+14.2
2.[W]vsGilbert De Winne1,766·Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre·R1·+13.9
3.[W]vsMartial Enaud1,756·Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier·R3·+13.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandre Brilouet1,726·Team 2026 - NAQ Avril·R2·-27.1
2.[L]vsJean-Yves Klein1,791·Team 2026 - NAQ Novembre·R1·-23.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - NAQ Avril
Team
Apr 20260/1#287926-28.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Mars
Team
Mar 20261/1#1202442+8.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Fevrier
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1441779-4.8
Team 2026 - NAQ Janvier
Team
Jan 20261/1#282556+14.4
Team 2026 - NAQ Decembre
Team
Dec 20251/1#992561+15.2
Team 2026 - NAQ Novembre
Team
Nov 20250/1#262991-24.8
Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre
Team
Oct 20251/1#42566+14.8
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - NAQ Avril (-28.4 Elo, finished #287).

Rankings

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England
#963
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#44,140
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
...
963🇬🇧Knipe, Stephen J1,854
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
44140🇬🇧Knipe, Stephen J1,854
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
60288🇬🇧Knipe, Stephen J1,854