Player profile
Kniest, Oliver
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25 of 25 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 91.4%
Opened d4: 7/10Opened Nf3: 3/10
Castled kingside: 17Same-side castling: 17Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 1
Played in the center: 12Played on the queenside: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 4Played on the kingside: 1
Active pieces: 16Backward pawn: 12Space advantage: 12Initiated exchanges: 12Kept the bishop pair: 11Sacrificed material: 11Isolated pawn: 6Missed tactics: 5Avoided exchanges: 4Accepted short draws: 3
Openings
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As White 10 games 3W 4D 3L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Classical Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Noa Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Milner-Barry Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Warsaw Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 11 games 4W 3D 4L
Catalan Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Open Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Panov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anderssen Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 80
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Games Showing all 25 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| øøøø.øø.øø | Grenke Open | 9.41 | øøøø.øø.øø Colonetti, Fabio (897612) (2134) | 0 | 84.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 | |
| øøøø.øø.øø | Grenke Open | 8.39 | øøøø.øø.øø Semling, Johannes (16290151) (2120) | 0 | - | ||
| øøøø.øø.øø | Grenke Open | 7.53 | øøøø.øø.øø Gremmel, Jonas Simon (12983896) (2108) | ½ | 97.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.03.29 | Round 7: Kniest, Oliver - Van der Velden, Bram | 7.2 | 2026.03.29 Van der Velden, Bram (1015753) (2150) | 1 | 97.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2026.03.29 | Round 6: Scheffner, Axel, Dr. - Kniest, Oliver | 6.3 | 2026.03.29 Scheffner, Axel, Dr. (4602803) (2236) | ½ | 99.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.03.28 | Round 5: Kniest, Oliver - Bentel, Robin | 5.4 | 2026.03.28 Bentel, Robin (12918016) (2197) | 1 | 91.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.03.28 | Round 4: Kniest, Oliver - Hebbinghaus, Holger | 4.6 | 2026.03.28 Hebbinghaus, Holger (4632842) (2167) | ½ | 98.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.03.27 | Round 3: Hilverda, Alexander - Kniest, Oliver | 3.4 | 2026.03.27 Hilverda, Alexander (4695437) (2216) | ½ | 81.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2026.03.27 | Round 2: Kniest, Oliver - Scholz, Peter | 2.5 | 2026.03.27 Scholz, Peter (24675458) (2181) | ½ | 95.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 7: Gnichtel, Gerd - Kniest, Oliver | 7.72 | 2025.10.25 Gnichtel, Gerd (4637127) (2130) | 1 | 88.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.10.20 | Round 2: Kniest, Oliver - Huesmann, Thomas | 2.84 | 2025.10.20 Huesmann, Thomas (200441) (2119) | 0 | 90.40% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 | |
| 2025.10.05 | European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia | 9.7 | 2025.10.05 Fercec, Nenad (14500299) (2362) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.10.04 | European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia | 8.10 | 2025.10.04 Puittinen, Mika (502839) (2016) | 1 | 96.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.10.03 | European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia | 7.5 | 2025.10.03 Bellia, Fabrizio (800511) (2390) | 0 | 90.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.10.02 | European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia | 6.10 | 2025.10.02 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos (4200578) (2123) | 1 | 95.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.09.29 | European individual senior chess championship 2025 - Open 50+, Rabac, Croatia | 3.6 | 2025.09.29 Holzke, Frank (4600428) (2409) | 0 | 74.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.02.23 | Round 9: Kniest, Oliver - Bogdanov, Egor | 9.16 | 2025.02.23 Bogdanov, Egor (14119137) (2489) | 0 | 89.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.22 | Round 8: Richter, Christian - Kniest, Oliver | 8.8 | 2025.02.22 Richter, Christian (4638654) (2348) | ½ | 95.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.11.03 | Round 9: Kniest, Oliver - Heinz, Axel | 9.15 | 2024.11.03 Heinz, Axel (4667557) (2412) | ½ | 82.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2024.11.02 | Round 8: Wunder, Niklas - Kniest, Oliver | 8.46 | 2024.11.02 Wunder, Niklas (12933031) (2088) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2024.03.31 | new tournament description | 6.3 | 2024.03.31 Gnojek, Petr (371807) (2410) | 0 | 99.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2024.03.30 | Grenke Open | 5.46 | 2024.03.30 Jaeschke, Felix (1270048) (2063) | 1 | 91.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 | |
| 2024.03.30 | Grenke Chess Open 2024 | 4.43 | 2024.03.30 Hrbek, Stepan (393479) (2417) | 0 | 89.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2024.03.29 | Grenke Chess Open 2024 | 3.41 | 2024.03.29 Gschnitzer, Adrian (1270337) (2423) | ½ | 91.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 | |
| 2023.04.30 | Schachbundesliga | 15 | 2023.04.30 Loxine, Jakov (4173031) (2391) | ½ | 94.90% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 |