GM Rainer Knaak

Full name

Rainer Knaak

Born

Mar 16, 1953 (age 72)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

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 (2464) Dr Wolfram Heinig (2204)	1-0	51	2025
Rainer Knaak (2464) Leif Ogaard (2358)	1-0	36	2025
Rainer Knaak (2464) Carlos Garcia Palermo (2412)	1-0	59	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Loukas Kefalas (1893)	1-0	21	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Konstantinos Michaelides (2313)	1-0	86	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Bogdan Borsos (2041)	1-0	47	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Benjamin Kienboeck (2240)	1-0	25	2025
Rainer Knaak (2472) Eyal Noy (2346)	1-0	77	2025
Rainer Knaak (2429) Johan Goormachtigh (2183)	1-0	27	2025
Rainer Knaak (2429) Nedeljko Malesevic (2202)	1-0	36	2025