Player profile

Knaak, Rainer

Standard: 2389 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 4611250 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1953 Age: 73
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 139 Wins: 62 (45%) Draws: 55 (40%) Losses: 20 (14%) Other: 2
Dossier

130 of 139 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.9%
Opened d4: 47/51Opened c4: 2/51Opened e4: 2/51
Castled kingside: 80Same-side castling: 76Did not castle: 14Opposite-side castling: 9Castled queenside: 6
Played in the center: 47Fianchettoed queenside: 29Played on the queenside: 24Played on the kingside: 19Fianchettoed kingside: 12
Active pieces: 76Space advantage: 69Kept the bishop pair: 56Backward pawn: 56Sacrificed material: 56Initiated exchanges: 51Isolated pawn: 50Avoided exchanges: 35Missed tactics: 19Played gambits: 6
Openings

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As White 54 games 27W 20D 6L
Queen's Gambit Declined 11 games 6W 4D 1L
Harrwitz Attack 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Austrian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 7 games 2W 3D 2L
Normal Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Gligoric System, Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schlechter Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Romanishin-Psakhis Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Romanovsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 4 games 1W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smyslov Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Geller Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Averbakh Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Budapest Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Stonewall Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Main Line 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mikenas Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 55 games 22W 23D 10L
Queen's Gambit Declined 10 games 4W 2D 4L
Ragozin Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Positional Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 7 games 0W 6D 1L
Closed 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Anti-Marshall 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Martinez Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pilnik Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Schliemann Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Cozio Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Marshall Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Burn Variation, Morozevich Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 4 games 0W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 0W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 0W 3D 1L
English Opening 3 games 2W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Deutz Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Rubinstein System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Open Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Polish Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Baltic Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 422

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.04.16 · 47... Qf6 (−69.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Knaak, Rainer
Isaakidis, Alexandros
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2026.06.09 · 35. Qb8+ (−51.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel
Knaak, Rainer
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2024.11.17 · 47. Qe1 (−42% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Ibar, Marcelo
Knaak, Rainer
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2026.06.07 · 47. Nc6 (−36.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Boulard, Eric
Knaak, Rainer
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