
Name:	Oliver Kniest
Federation:	Germany
Sex:	Male
Born:	1975
FIDE ID:	4620887 FIDE Profile
Title:	FIDE Master
ELO Classic:	2257
ELO Rapid:	2237
Years:	1991 - 2024
Total Games:	440
Wins:	189 (42.95 %)
Draws:	140 (31.82 %)
Losses:	111 (25.23 %)
Score:	58.86 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Oliver Kniest

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
2nd Bundesliga West 23-24	10/21/2023	2320	Germany
GRENKE Chess Open 2024	03/28/2024	2324	Germany
Bundesliga 2022-23	10/22/2022	2517	Germany
Bundesliga 2019-20	11/23/2019	2500	Germany

Oliver Kniest Repertoire with White pieces (most played)

ECO	Opening	Games
E76	King's Indian, Four pawns attack	16 games
D31	Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3	11 games
A69	Benoni, four pawns attack, main line	10 games
D87	Gruenfeld, exchange, Spassky variation	10 games

Oliver Kniest Repertoire with Black pieces (most played)

ECO	Opening	Games
C78	Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O	23 games
D31	Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3	13 games
C18	French, Winawer, advance variation	9 games
C06	French, Tarrasch, closed variation, main line	6 games

Games played by Oliver Kniest

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White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Kniest, O	2244	Bayer, E	2221	1-0	39	A85	2024	2nd Bundesliga West 23-24
Kniest, O	2244	Coenen, N	2249	½-½	13	D55	2024	2nd Bundesliga West 23-24
Hrbek, S	2417	Kniest, O	2262	1-0	48	E24	2024	GRENKE Chess Open 2024
Kniest, O	2262	Gschnitzer, A	2423	½-½	40	D31	2024	GRENKE Chess Open 2024
Loxine, J	2391	Kniest, O	2282	½-½	21	A13	2023	Bundesliga 2022-23
Kniest, O	2282	Schneider, S	2382	½-½	36	D05	2021	Bundesliga 2019-20
Rupprecht, A	2390	Kniest, O	2282	½-½	25	C02	2021	Bundesliga 2019-20
Lamby, P	2129	Kniest, O	2282	½-½	23	D45	2021	Bundesliga 2019-20
Wisskirchen, A	2205	Kniest, O	2300	½-½	13	A46	2018	2nd Bundesliga West 2017-18
Gohil, H	2254	Kniest, O	2300	½-½	34	D05	2018	2nd Bundesliga West 2017-18
Kniest, O	2300	Prueske, W	2046	1-0	49	E32	2018	2nd Bundesliga West 2017-18
Kniest, O	2295	Schiefelbusch, D	2104	1-0	41	D30	2017	2nd Bundesliga West 2016-17
Bus, T	2198	Kniest, O	2295	0-1	55	A15	2017	2nd Bundesliga West 2016-17
Kozul, Z	2631	Kniest, O	2301	1-0	17	A05	2017	GRENKE Chess Open 2017
Zherebukh, Y	2637	Kniest, O	2295	1-0	1	B00	2015	Millionaire Chess Op 2015
Kniest, O	2252	Guido, F	2367	0-1	23	D97	2015	Vienna Open 2015
Kessler, L	2364	Kniest, O	2252	½-½	85	C07	2015	Vienna Open 2015
Kniest, O	2252	Hauge, L	2411	½-½	29	A58	2015	Vienna Open 2015
Sielecki, C	2391	Kniest, O	2262	½-½	19	E13	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2262	Huebner, W	2067	½-½	39	D41	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2262	Peschlow, P	2301	½-½	22	D85	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Rietman, F	2185	Kniest, O	2262	0-1	0	A00	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Chudinovskikh, A	2417	Kniest, O	2274	1-0	16	C54	2007	Pardubice Czech op
Wirig, A	2487	Kniest, O	2274	1-0	30	E15	2007	Pardubice Czech op
Kober, T	2242	Kniest, O	2265	½-½	41	A45	2006	BL2-West 0506
Kogan, A	2567	Kniest, O	2262	½-½	45	E12	2006	EU-Cup 22nd
Kniest, O	2262	Petrosian, T	2573	0-1	49	D92	2006	EU-Cup 22nd
Kniest, O	2262	Matthias, H	2388	½-½	60	A41	2006	NRW Class1 0607
Hogenacker, J	2285	Kniest, O	2262	0-1	39	C41	2006	NRW Class1 0607
Dranov, A	2374	Kniest, O	2294	1-0	21	C78	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Kniest, O	2294	Van Wissen, M	2292	0-1	31	D11	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Kniest, O	2294	Stoeber, M	2296	1-0	14	A42	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Kniest, O	2294	Chlechowitz, F	2228	½-½	46	A41	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Tereick, B	2181	Kniest, O	2294	½-½	35	A13	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Kniest, O	2319	Coenen, N	2389	½-½	24	A34	2005	Oberliga NRW 0405
Kalka, A	2406	Kniest, O	2319	½-½	29	D31	2005	Oberliga NRW 0405
Kuijf, M	2438	Kniest, O	2319	½-½	29	C28	2005	Oberliga NRW 0405
Schmitz, J	2294	Kniest, O	2319	1-0	40	A31	2005	Oberliga NRW 0405
Kniest, O	2319	Lauzeningks, J	2314	1-0	26	A69	2005	Oberliga NRW 0405
Mainka, G	2318	Kniest, O	2294	0-1	54	A30	2005	NRW Class1 0506