FM
GermanyGER
ID: 4620887
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Oliver Kniest

FIDE ratings

2,128Classical
2,237Rapid
2,306Blitz

Performance

50 games
36% Win
46% Draw
18% Loss

Oliver Kniest's playing style

Strong overall score:59%18W 23D 9L over 50 games
Dominates d4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:67%in 15 games
Steady recent form:57%7W 9D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:46%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined
40%
60%
5g
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
60%
40%
5g
Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Catalan Opening has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Catalan Opening
100%
3g
Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
100%
2g
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

27 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Kniest, Oliver as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
26%
56%
19%
Move
19 · 70%
26%
53%
21%
6 · 22%
83%
17%
2 · 7%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Scholz, Peter(2182)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMHebbinghaus, Holger(2156)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Scholz, Peter(2182)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMHebbinghaus, Holger(2167)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Scholz, Peter(2181)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Bentel, Robin(2240)
W—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Hilverda, Alexander(2211)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMHebbinghaus, Holger(2156)
D—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Bentel, Robin(2197)
W—
Mar 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Hilverda, Alexander(2216)
D—

Research Oliver Kniest’s games and opening repertoire

FM Oliver Kniest is rated 2128 in standard, 2237 in rapid, 2306 in blitz by FIDE. Oliver Kniest plays for Germany.

Oliver Kniest has FIDE ID 4620887.

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