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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Knapp, Michael
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1993-2016
Number of games
:
126
Number of wins
:
45
Number of draws
:
42
Number of losses
:
39
White score
:
34½/62 (55.65% - Average Elo: 1955.06)
Black score
:
31½/64 (49.22% - Average Elo: 1946.24)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Knapp, Michael (1964) - Mackowiak, Marek (2208), Dortmund Sparkassen op, Dortmund (A88) - 2008
Knapp, Michael (2024) - Woudsma, Martijn (2196), Pfalz op 03rd, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (E85) - 2012
Knapp, Michael (1981) - Hegermann, Frank (2172), Rheinland Pfalz op 3rd, Gau Algesheim (D87) - 2011
Sondermann, Dirk (2116) - Knapp, Michael (1964), Dortmund Sparkassen op, Dortmund (D37) - 2008
Karnaoughk, Valerie (1985) - Knapp, Michael (1960), SVR-chB, Nickenich (A60) - 1998
Buerger, Helmut (1980) - Knapp, Michael (1960), SVR-chB, Nickenich (A08) - 1998
Knapp, Michael - ? (62)
Ankerst, Milka (0/1)
Bastian, Martin (½/1)
Becher, Helmut (½/1)
Benninger, Rudolf (½/1)
Bonk, Andras (½/1)
Brandl, Lea Maria (1/1)
Busch, Lorenz (½/1)
De Francesco, Klaus (0/1)
Derlich, Manfred (½/1)
Dranischnikov, Egor (0/1)
Eske, Alexander (1/1)
Gentner, Markus (½/1)
Grunewald, Peter (1/1)
Hegermann, Frank (1/1)
Hickl, Joerg (0/1)
Kapitza, Mathias (½/1)
Kersten, Uwe (0/1)
Krallmann, Matthias (0/1)
Kuesgen, Dirk (½/1)
Kuhn, Juergen (1/1)
Kunz, Konstantin (0/1)
Lauterbach, Ingrid (0/1)
Lex, Gereon (1/1)
Mackowiak, Marek (1/1)
Muckle, Richard (1/1)
Mueller, M (0/1)
Mueller, Manon (1/1)
Naumann, Tobias (1/1)
Nettstrater, Valentin (1/1)
Neubauer, Anton (½/1)
Otto, Klaus (½/1)
Pfrengle, Tim (0/1)
Poeltelt, Helmut (1/1)
Puzzo, Peter (½/1)
Ramminger, Heinz (1/1)
Reitz, Philipp (1/1)
Ries, Werner (1/1)
Roth, Christian (½/1)
Sabel, Reinhard (1/1)
Schaaf, Andre (1/1)
Schmitt, Lars (½/1)
Solek, Zenon (0/1)
Spiess, Timo (½/1)
Stock, Andreas (½/1)
Strassner, Andreas (0/1)
Teske, Henrik (0/1)
Thier, Simon (1/1)
Thoennes, Frank (0/1)
Thumm, Felix (0/1)
Tresch, Lukas (1/1)
Triegel, Rudi (½/1)
Von den Steinen, Benjamin (½/1)
Wachsmann, Dietmar (1/1)
Warkentin, Peter (1/1)
Wiewesiek, Timo (1/1)
Willim, Michael (0/1)
Woehl, Sebastian (1/1)
Woehrle, Christian (0/1)
Wohde, Jens (1/1)
Woudsma, Martijn (1/1)
Zeller, Frank (0/1)
Zirwes, Hans Juergen (½/1)
? - Knapp, Michael (63)
Bruziks, George (2/2)
Akbar, Jamal (½/1)
Bancod, Ronald (0/1)
Baumert, Christian (1/1)
Beesk, Kevin (1/1)
Behrens, Matthias (1/1)
Boerkey, Joel (1/1)
Buerger, Helmut (1/1)
Daumen, Michael (0/1)
Eremenko, Christian (0/1)
Funke, Hermann (½/1)
Gensch, Manfred (½/1)
Graf, Rodolfo (½/1)
Guckes, Simon (1/1)
Haeussler, Frank (0/1)
Hegermann, Frank (0/1)
Heining, Thomas (½/1)
Hilverda, Alexander (0/1)
Hoehler, Waldemar (½/1)
Hoerl, Alexander (1/1)
Joch, Horst (½/1)
Junglas, Andreas (½/1)
Kahleys, Kevin (0/1)
Kais, Edgar (0/1)
Kaiser, Nicolas (1/1)
Karnaoughk, Valerie (1/1)
Karsay, Pascal (½/1)
Khudovekov, Stanislav (0/1)
Kimmich, Bernd (1/1)
Lamorelle, Julien (½/1)
Legky, Nikolay A (0/1)
Leinweber, Mattias (½/1)
Lodes, Hermann (½/1)
Lyner, Andreas (1/1)
Maurer, Fabian (0/1)
Melnikov, Alexander (0/1)
Michalski, Uwe (1/1)
Mueller, David (½/1)
Muthig, Holger (0/1)
Ollek, Karl Heinz (1/1)
Podzielny, Karl Heinz (½/1)
Ratzmann, Immo (0/1)
Richter, Gerald (0/1)
Richters, Marc (1/1)
Ries, Werner (½/1)
Rudolph, Peter (½/1)
Schellen, Sven (0/1)
Schild, Christoph (0/1)
Schlosser, Philipp (½/1)
Schoen, Ralf (½/1)
Schoenegg, Werner (1/1)
Seidel, Juergen (0/1)
Senk, Christian (½/1)
Solomunovic, Igor (0/1)
Sondermann, Dirk (1/1)
Sulic, Kresimir (0/1)
Thomas, Tobias (½/1)
Uhl, Patrick (1/1)
Walter, Manfred (½/1)
Werrn, Pascal (½/1)
Wicht, Juergen (0/1)
Wiesrecker, Frank (1/1)
Zach, Andreas (½/1)
Openings played as White (47)
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2170
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
1927
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A44 Old Benoni Defense (1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5)
Average Elo:
2121
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1963.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5)
Average Elo:
1983.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2034.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2139
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1965.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
1593
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
1577
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8)
Average Elo:
2015
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2342
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1886
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2565
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D56 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4)
Average Elo:
2058
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1736
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
2208
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1536
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1631
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1926
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
1716
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
1995
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1758
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1685
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1483
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1831
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2192
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D51 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2475
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1908
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1687
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6)
Average Elo:
1614
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1784
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1704
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1520
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
1968
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2402
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (42)
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1602.17
Result:
4½/7 = 64.29%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1900.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2089
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1955
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2189
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1877.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2139.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1919.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
2215.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2109.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1998.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2540
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2550
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
1985
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2412
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E09 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2)
Average Elo:
1955
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo:
1961
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1547
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1825
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1915
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1596
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1927
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1852
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1611
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3)
Average Elo:
1793
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1863
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
975
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2111
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
1784
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
2143
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
1702
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
1778
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
1738
Result:
½/1 = 50%