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Kniest, Oliver
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4620887· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Oliver Kniest, a 51-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2128 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A. His peak of 2330 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2016).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2128
Standard
Rpd2237·Blz2306
All-time high
2330
−202 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 41
Apr 2016 · age 41
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,937 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Mar 2025
2023
30th German 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2309
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2282
Mar 2020
2019
35th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2313
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
2184 → 2128
Tournaments
16
49 games
Score
28/ 4957.1%
20W16D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2744 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #583 | 2007 | -38.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2313 | +36.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2176 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2817 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,445
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,339
in continent
World
#12,937
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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