GMRainer Knaak
GER · FIDE ID 4611250 · 155 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2389
#140 in GER (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
66%
72 W · 62 D · 21 L
Opp. avg
2195
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-21
German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 89% of games (scores 71%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 20 of 30 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 53%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 22 of 31 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 59%.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 40% of games end in a draw.
Based on 155 over-the-board games (34 classical). 76 with White (72%), 79 with Black (61%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 68 | 71% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 3 | 83% |
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | 3 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation | 3 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (30 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 20 | 53% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 8 | 75% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (31 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 22 | 59% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 8 | 63% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening | 4 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Hans-Joachim Vatter (2124) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-07-20 | Manfred Harringer (1968) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-07-17 | Gerd Appelt (1952) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Stefan Buecker (2250) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Juergen Juhnke (2219) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Karl-Heinz Kannenberg (2074) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-07-07 | Juergen Hartlieb (2033) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-09 | Victor Manuel Vehi Bach (2179) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-06-08 | Dominique Guigonis (2293) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-07 | Eric Boulard (2224) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.