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Player:
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Knizek, Jan
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1990-2010
Number of games
:
100
Number of wins
:
24
Number of draws
:
51
Number of losses
:
25
White score
:
26½/52 (50.96% - Average Elo: 2230.11)
Black score
:
23/48 (47.92% - Average Elo: 2213.92)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Knizek, Jan (2205) - Efler, Lukas (2300), CZE-chT2V 9899, Czech Republic (A17) - 1998
Knizek, Jan (2220) - Cerny, Martin (2280), CZE-chTV 0001, Czech Republic (A31) - 2001
Knizek, Jan (2215) - Drbohlav, Frantisek (2234), CZE-chT2 0102, Czech Republic (A35) - 2001
Petran, Peter (2395) - Knizek, Jan (2225), CSR-chT 9091, Czechoslovakia (E72) - 1990
Nemec, Pavel (2351) - Knizek, Jan (2215), CZE-chT2 0102, Czech Republic (B70) - 2002
Folk, Petr (2279) - Knizek, Jan (2215), CZE-chT2 0102, Czech Republic (B74) - 2002
Knizek, Jan - ? (51)
Nun, Josef (½/2)
Ambroz, Antonin (½/1)
Baburin, Alexander (0/1)
Barc, Eric (½/1)
Bielczyk, Jacek (0/1)
Bores, Roman (½/1)
Cedikova, Katerina (½/1)
Cerny, Martin (1/1)
Chmelik, Jiri (½/1)
Choleva, Zdenek (0/1)
Cihak, Jiri (½/1)
Costescu, Marina (½/1)
Doring, Robert (½/1)
Drbohlav, Frantisek (1/1)
Efler, Lukas (1/1)
Hajek, Michal (0/1)
Hlavnicka, Jiri (½/1)
Hosek, Milan (½/1)
Hrubant, Ivan (1/1)
Jankovec, Ivan (½/1)
Jedlicka, Ales (½/1)
Jelinek, Miroslav (½/1)
Kacirek, Petr (0/1)
Kohout, Vratislav (½/1)
Kosek, Jiri (½/1)
Kotrba, Tomas (½/1)
Kourek, Josef (0/1)
Lastovicka, Zdenek (0/1)
Lorenc, Oldrich (½/1)
Mach, Petr (½/1)
Makes, Martin (1/1)
Matyska, Jiri (½/1)
Muron, Miroslav (1/1)
Nemec, Pavel (0/1)
Novacek, Jan (1/1)
Petuchov, Sergej (½/1)
Ponjican, Erich (1/1)
Praszak, Michal (½/1)
Ruzicka, Zdenek (1/1)
Sakaev, Konstantin (½/1)
Stastny, Jan (½/1)
Stolba, Milos (½/1)
Taborsky, Rostislav (½/1)
Talla, Vladimir (½/1)
Vaculik, Martin (½/1)
Varejcko, Josef (0/1)
Voelfl, Zdenek (1/1)
Vyhnalek, Bohuslav (½/1)
Wittich, Marc (1/1)
Zdenek, Petr (½/1)
Zemanek, Ivo (½/1)
? - Knizek, Jan (45)
Folk, Petr (1/2)
Hrubant, Ivan (½/2)
Silar, Lubomir (1/2)
Buchar, Petr (½/1)
Cervinka, Michal (½/1)
Chmiel, Pavel (0/1)
Doring, Robert (½/1)
Dubansky, Bohuslav (1/1)
Grunberg, Mihai Lucian (1/1)
Hlavnicka, Jiri (½/1)
Jacek, Martin (½/1)
Jedlicka, Ales (0/1)
Juptner, Jan (0/1)
Jusic, Zdenko (0/1)
Just, Pavel (0/1)
Koys, Milan (1/1)
Kozak, Milos (½/1)
Kozlicek, Lubomir (½/1)
Krouzel, Jaroslav (½/1)
Liedl, Wolfgang (0/1)
Lisko, Frantisek (0/1)
Mares, Vaclav (1/1)
Matonoha, Ctirad (0/1)
Mejzlik, Vojtech (½/1)
Melich, Jindrich (0/1)
Mojzis, Jaroslav (0/1)
Navratil, Frantisek (½/1)
Nemec, Pavel (1/1)
Novina, V (1/1)
Obsivac, Josef (1/1)
Pacovsky, Jiri (0/1)
Petran, Peter (1/1)
Prymula, Roman (½/1)
Ringel, Zbynek (0/1)
Schauer, Jiri (½/1)
Silaghi, Cristina (1/1)
Sir, Zbynek (1/1)
Soural, Jan (0/1)
Spal, Milan (½/1)
Stejskal, Drahoslav (1/1)
Stursa, Jan (½/1)
Tichy, Vladimir (½/1)
Tobyas, Miroslav (1/1)
Trmota, Zdenek (½/1)
Vesely, Jiri (½/1)
Openings played as White (44)
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2129.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2269.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2342.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
2470
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2204
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2216
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5)
Average Elo:
2269
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
½/1 = 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:
2155
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2095
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E83 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.dxc5)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2223
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2092
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (39)
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2202.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
2365.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo:
2242
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2249.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2290
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C20 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2163
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
2170
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2173
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E77 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2177
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
2226
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
2210
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2186
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2107
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2101
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2287
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2159
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2069
Result:
0/1 = 0%