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Knaak, Rainer
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4611250· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Rainer Knaak, a 73-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2401 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Februar 2026, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He took a 95-month break between May 2011 and May 2019. His peak of 2513 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2001, World #420 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 48).
Current rating
2401
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2513
−112 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 48
Jan 2001 · age 48
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#123 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2441 → 2472
Apr 2025
2024
3rd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2458
Nov 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 69
Dec 2022
7th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 69 · rated 2479
Apr 2022
2011
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 2482 → returned at 2478
May 2011
17th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2492
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2429 → 2401
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
22/ 3956.4%
21W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoan Pomes MarcetIM2,159·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R3·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2330 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2170 | -3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 3053 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #12 | 2302 | -13.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2270 | -12.5 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#123
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,045
in continent
World
#1,665
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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