GM Rainer Knaak

Full name

Rainer Knaak

Born

Mar 16, 1953 (age 72)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin, Gligorić, Bernstein, Exchange Variation (24 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, Penrose Variation (22 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Classical, Spassky Variation (22 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Orthodox, Closed (20 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation (19 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (57 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (27 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (22 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Delayed Exchange Variation (16 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Rainer Knaak (2464) Dr Wolfram Heinig (2204)	1-0	51	2025
Rainer Knaak (2464) Leif Ogaard (2358)	1-0	36	2025
Rainer Knaak (2464) Carlos Garcia Palermo (2412)	1-0	59	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Loukas Kefalas (1893)	1-0	21	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Konstantinos Michaelides (2313)	1-0	86	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Bogdan Borsos (2041)	1-0	47	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Benjamin Kienboeck (2240)	1-0	25	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Spyridon Kyparissopoulos (1934)	0-1	47	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Gevorg Harutjunyan (2337)	0-1	37	2025
Rainer Knaak (2464) Paul E Littlewood (2309)	½-½	29	2025

Top Chess Players

Live Chess Ratings

Shabalov, Knaak, Klinova, Burchardt Winners At World Senior Championships

British Chess Legends Adams, Nunn Win World Senior Titles

Gold For Nunn, Sturua, Gaprindashvili, Berend At World Senior Championships

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