Oliver Kniest

GER · 51 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2330 (Apr 2016)

Best performance: 2334 at 2. Bundesliga Nord 2024-2025 Februar 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=12567 live486#13,053 publishedGermany #1385

OCT26 Rating

2128

Live Rating

2135.2

Change

+7.2

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2330 of 2400, live 2135composition metdetails ↓

Classical games since the October list

	Tournament	Score	Change	TPR	After
	NRW-Liga 1 2026/27Sep 13 – Oct 4TPR 2824	1/1	+7.2	2824	2135.2

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2330, needs 2400

No outstanding composition requirement

Sparkassen Open AJul 20006/9

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Event timeline · Classical

43 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

NRW-Liga 1 2026/27+7.2
Sep – Oct 2026Teamfederation source
Score 1/1Opp avg 2029Start 2128
Oberliga NRW 2025/26—(1)
Sep 2025 – Apr 2026Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 1991Start 2184
NRW-Liga 2 2025/262172
Sep 2025 – Apr 2026Teamfederation source
#2 in 2026Score 4½/8Opp avg 2129Start 2184
Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A2003
Apr 2026Swisslichess
#3 in 2026Score 4/9Opp avg 2046Start 2162
29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A2312
Mar 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 5/7Opp avg 2154Start 2122
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Dezember—(0)
Dec 2025Swissfederation source
Score 1/1Start 2115
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 November—(2)
Nov 2025Swissfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1857Start 2139
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Oktober—(2)
Oct 2025Swissfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1868Start 2170
40th European Chess Club Cup 20251991
Oct 2025Teamchess-results.com
#3 in 2025Score 3½/7Opp avg 1991Start 2170
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus2181
Sep – Oct 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2138Start 2184
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 September—(2)
Sep 2025Swissfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 1873Start 2184
NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025—(2)
May 2025Teamfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1922Start 2176
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q6 A1302
Apr 2025Swissfederation source
Score 0/3Opp avg 2102Start 2215
2. Bundesliga Nord 2024-2025 Maerz 2025—(2)
Mar 2025Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2283Start 2212
2. Bundesliga Nord 2024-2025 Februar 20252334
Feb 2025Teamfederation source
Best of 2025Score 2/4Opp avg 2334Start 2188
2. Bundesliga Nord 2024-2025 Januar 2025—(2)
Jan 2025Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2376Start 2188
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2024-2025 Dezember 2024—(1)
Dec 2024Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 2217Start 2191
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2024 Dezember—(1)
Dec 2024Swissfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 2054Start 2191
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2024 November—(2)
Nov 2024Swissfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1939Start 2208
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2024-2025 November 2024—(1)
Nov 2024Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 2020Start 2208
27. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft2171
Oct – Nov 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 2046Start 2218
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2024 Oktober—(2)
Oct 2024Swissfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 2042Start 2218
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2024-2025 Oktober 2024—(1)
Oct 2024Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 2159Start 2218
Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2024 September—(2)
Sep 2024Swissfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1856Start 2216
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2024-2025 September 2024—(1)
Sep 2024Teamfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 2139Start 2216

Recent opponents · Classical

Benedikt Migdal

Rated near Oliver Kniest · Classical

World

#=12567FMPeter Varley2135.2
#=12567Oleg Iolis2135.2
#=12567FMOliver Kniest2135.2
#12570IMAndrew J Muir2135.1
#=12571CMAmaro Lutuima2135.0

Germany

#=1378Matthias Limberg2136.0
#1384Hewei Li2135.4
#1385FMOliver Kniest2135.2
#=1386Pavel Mimkes2135.0
#=1386Benedikt Foerch2135.0

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE