
Name:	Oliver Kniest
Federation:	Germany
Sex:	Male
Born:	1975
FIDE ID:	4620887 FIDE Profile
Title:	FIDE Master
ELO Classic:	2128
ELO Rapid:	2237
ELO Blitz:	2306
Years:	1991 - 2025
Total Games:	450
Wins:	192 (42.67 %)
Draws:	144 (32 %)
Losses:	114 (25.33 %)
Score:	58.67 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Oliver Kniest

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
40th ECC Open 2025	10/19/2025	2309	Greece
2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25	10/06/2024	2382	Germany
GRENKE Chess Open 2024	03/28/2024	2324	Germany
2nd Bundesliga West 23-24	10/21/2023	2320	Germany

Most Played Openings as White

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

Most Played Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games
C78	Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O	23 games
D31	Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3	14 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
Gnichtel, G	2130	Kniest, O	2170	0-1	33	E11	2025	40th ECC Open 2025
Kniest, O	2170	Huesmann, T	2119	0-1	56	A88	2025	40th ECC Open 2025
Syre, C	2137	Kniest, O	2218	0-1	29	A03	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Kniest, O	2218	Sorensen, H	2423	0-1	53	E51	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Kniest, O	2218	Bogdanov, E	2476	0-1	49	E33	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Richter, C	2348	Kniest, O	2218	½-½	15	E11	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Muranyi, K	2338	Kniest, O	2218	0-1	29	A45	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Kniest, O	2218	Bodicky, M	2186	½-½	25	D30	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Kniest, O	2218	Hampel, F	2344	½-½	30	E92	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
Meister, J	2422	Kniest, O	2218	½-½	59	D31	2025	2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25
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
Kniest, O	2244	Coenen, N	2249	½-½	13	D55	2024	2nd Bundesliga West 23-24
Kniest, O	2244	Bayer, E	2221	1-0	39	A85	2024	2nd Bundesliga West 23-24
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
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
Wisskirchen, A	2205	Kniest, O	2300	½-½	13	A46	2018	2nd Bundesliga West 2017-18
Kozul, Z	2631	Kniest, O	2301	1-0	17	A05	2017	GRENKE Chess Open 2017
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
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
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
Rietman, F	2185	Kniest, O	2262	0-1		A00	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2262	Peschlow, P	2301	½-½	22	D85	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2262	Huebner, W	2067	½-½	39	D41	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Sielecki, C	2391	Kniest, O	2262	½-½	19	E13	2007	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2262	Matthias, H	2388	½-½	60	A41	2006	NRW Class1 0607
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
Hogenacker, J	2285	Kniest, O	2262	0-1	39	C41	2006	NRW Class1 0607
Kniest, O	2294	Stoeber, M	2296	1-0	14	A42	2006	NRW Class1 0506
Tereick, B	2181	Kniest, O	2294	½-½	35	A13	2006	NRW Class1 0506