GM Rainer Knaak

Full name

Rainer Knaak

Born

Mar 16, 1953 (age 73)‎

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 (2401) Stephen L A Orton (2117)	1-0	31	2026
Rainer Knaak (2401) Aldo Haik (2370)	1-0	27	2026
Rainer Knaak (2401) Lexy Ortega (2323)	0-1	54	2026
Rainer Knaak (2401) Anthony C Kosten (2374)	½-½	23	2026
Avigdor Bykhovsky (2315) Rainer Knaak (2401)	1-0	52	2026
Evgenij Kalegin (2270) Rainer Knaak (2401)	½-½	51	2026
Karol Motuz (2233) Rainer Knaak (2401)	½-½	25	2026
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