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GM Rainer Knaak

Full name

Rainer Knaak

Born

Mar 16, 1953 (age 71)‎

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 (2441) Andreas Huss (2208)	1-0	54	2024
Rainer Knaak (2441) Dan Uddenfeldt (2314)	1-0	68	2024
Rainer Knaak (2441) Bozidar Ivanovic (2392)	1-0	92	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Damir Levacic (2095)	1-0	29	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Vitaliy Gnirenko (2015)	1-0	41	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Ole Christian Moen (2184)	1-0	32	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Vitor Morais (1823)	1-0	39	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Daniel Rivera (2245)	1-0	89	2024
Rainer Knaak (2458) Lubomir Ftacnik (2444)	1-0	40	2024
Rainer Knaak (2450) Alexander Krastev (2457)	0-1	35	2024

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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