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Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3]
Nickname Gridgammon VKniess
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Matches (rated) 105 Matches: 46 Won (44%), 59 Lost (56%)
Elo (Rank active/all time) 1491 (822./1082.)
Logo XG-PR All: 6,84        5: 7,49        10: 7,53        25: 7,08
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56 Matches (55%): 27 Won, 29 Lost
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45 Matches (45%): 17 Won, 28 Lost
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WBIF World Individual Championship 2025
Round Date Pairing Result PR
12 02.08.25, 18:54 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Sweden Robert Palumbo 0:1 (6,96:6,23)
11 15.07.25, 12:54 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Ukraine Yevgen Pryyma 1:0 (9,47:6,07)
10 03.07.25, 19:03 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Emre Ozturk 1:0 (7,90:9,14)
9 16.06.25, 16:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Bob Larsen 1:0 (7,44:6,27)
8 27.05.25, 18:57 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Egypt Mohamed Eldeeb 1:0 (5,08:13,54)
7 16.05.25, 09:22 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece George Haritatos 1:0 (3,85:9,58)
6 29.04.25, 17:26 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag France Joubrane Ouechec 1:0 (7,22:24,66)
5 20.03.25, 18:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Belgium Hubert Verstraeten [A1] 1:0 (6,26:8,75)
4 02.04.25, 20:42 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina Amel Boskailo [A1] 0:1 (9,93:7,68)
3 20.03.25, 20:14 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Russia Denis Abramkin 0:1 (10,82:10,20)
2 01.04.25, 14:46 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag France Laurence Sinitzky 0:1 (7,08:8,53)
1 13.03.25, 20:07 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Iran Farhang Shahidara [M1] 0:1 (8,16:5,19)
12 Matches: 7 Won (58%), 5 Lost (42%) - - - PR: 7,48 (from 3,85 to 10,82), Opponent: 9,34
WBIF World Speed Championship 2025
Round Date Pairing Result PR
6 12.06.25, 15:31 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Evangelos Kioule 0:1 (7,46:15,11)
5 19.05.25, 19:00 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom Pete Heskett [G2] 0:1 (7,09:6,28)
4 14.05.25, 18:18 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany K S 0:1 (11,96:6,14)
3 07.05.25, 19:06 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Denmark Pia Jeppesen [-] 0:1 (3,78:4,59)
2 05.05.25, 20:38 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Berkant Bilgi 0:1 (8,15:4,64)
1 14.05.25, 20:49 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom Jenny Cooper 1:0 (1,84:13,18)
6 Matches: 1 Won (17%), 5 Lost (83%) - - - PR: 7,33 (from 1,84 to 11,96), Opponent: 7,85
Festival Aachen - Online Satellite 3
Round Date Pairing Result PR
Quarterfinal 10.05.24, 20:43 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Jürgen Schettler [A1] 0:1
1 Match: 0 Won, 1 Lost (100%) - - - PR: 8,26, Opponent: 10,36
WBIF World Individual Championship 2024
Round Date Pairing Result PR
7 10.05.24, 17:26 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom Tom Thorpe 0:1 (5,97:9,89)
6 24.04.24, 19:48 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Russia Alexander Gribenko 1:0 (8,37:10,59)
5 02.04.24, 21:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Berkant Bilgi 0:1 (7,12:8,71)
4 19.03.24, 19:48 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Czechia Martin Zizka 0:1 (5,89:6,90)
3 18.03.24, 20:03 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Sabine Brinkmann [A2] 0:1 (8,48:7,56)
2 08.04.24, 18:19 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Armenia Gayk Vardanyan [-] 1:0 (7,47:9,37)
1 23.03.24, 19:53 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Canada Narvey Goldman 0:1 (3,81:5,80)
7 Matches: 2 Won (29%), 5 Lost (71%) - - - PR: 6,72 (from 3,81 to 8,48), Opponent: 8,60
WBIF World Individual Championship 2022
Round Date Pairing Result PR
7 30.04.22, 18:39 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Russia Andrei Sokolovskii [M3] 0:1 (5,48:6,04)
6 07.04.22, 19:55 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Denmark Thomas Fuglheim 0:1 (11,29:6,53)
5 12.03.22, 11:44 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag France Michel Moll 0:1 (5,56:8,17)
4 12.03.22, 20:48 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Bob Stringer 1:0 (7,75:5,40)
3 22.03.22, 19:38 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Sweden Mathias Niemand [A2] 0:1 (3,48:4,18)
2 25.03.22, 21:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Spyridon Sofos 0:1 (5,84:4,72)
1 21.03.22, 21:47 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Scott Kelland 1:0 (5,66:6,75)
7 Matches: 2 Won (29%), 5 Lost (71%) - - - PR: 6,75 (from 3,48 to 11,29), Opponent: 6,01
WBIF World Individual Championship 2021
Round Date Pairing Result PR
11 23.06.21, 21:01 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Spain Ruben Sineriz Fernandez 0:1 (6,44:6,37)
10 05.06.21, 18:47 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Dirk Schiemann [S2] 1:0 (5,44:3,51)
9 26.05.21, 21:17 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Bulgaria Aleksandar Zarzavatchiev 1:0 (8,01:7,38)
8 15.05.21, 20:13 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom Jerry White 1:0 (6,02:10,18)
7 29.04.21, 11:38 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Martin Reisloh 0:1 (3,78:5,41)
6 17.04.21, 22:51 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag France Martin-Frederic Kahn [G3] 0:1 (6,36:2,45)
5 15.03.21, 15:38 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Ioannis Atmatzidis 0:1 (6,79:3,29)
4 16.03.21, 00:00 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Raymond Fogerlund 1:0 (kontumaz)
3 16.03.21, 18:13 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Ireland Sean Casey [M1] 1:0 (7,96:6,49)
2 05.03.21, 18:41 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Caner Cetin [G3] 0:1 (7,71:3,11)
1 17.03.21, 12:51 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Argentina Ivan Briones 1:0 (5,51:2,14)
11 Matches: 6 Won (55%), 5 Lost (45%) - - - PR: 6,49 (from 3,78 to 8,01), Opponent: 5,11
WBIF World Club Championship 2020
Round Date Pairing Result PR
7 15.12.20, 21:23 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag NEBA Team A Oliver Squire [G2] 0:1 (6,52:4,48)
6 04.12.20, 18:46 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag TGIF Gunnar Birnir Jonsson 1:0 (5,67:7,58)
5 20.11.20, 07:54 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Amstergammon Cato Fordham 0:1 (6,98:9,16)
4 06.11.20, 20:28 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag BCVe 3 Lorenzo Laganà 1:0 (12,26:17,61)
3 25.10.20, 16:22 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag BCVe 4 Maurizio Molinari 1:0 (without PR)
2 19.10.20, 20:44 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag CS CFR Ploiesti Mario Lizano 1:0 (8,60:5,47)
1 28.10.20, 20:41 Flag GletscherEis Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Team Tromsø Geir Pedersen [G3] 1:0 (9,42:3,01)
7 Matches: 5 Won (71%), 2 Lost (29%) - - - PR: 8,73 (from 5,67 to 12,26), Opponent: 9,37
WBIF World Individual Championship 2020
Round Date Pairing Result PR
9 25.05.20, 17:00 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina Merzuk Jugo [A1] 0:1 (7,47:5,27)
8 11.05.20, 18:34 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Georgia Karen Sarkisyan 0:1 (5,08:2,11)
7 24.04.20, 20:39 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag France Arnaud Colson 1:0 (3,98:2,50)
6 18.04.20, 17:03 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Iran Jalil Khalili [M2] 1:0 (4,73:4,80)
5 07.03.20, 12:49 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag South Korea Michael Norberg 1:0 (6,14:7,01)
4 15.03.20, 13:12 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Romania Florin Popa [M1] 1:0 (4,99:4,74)
3 13.03.20, 19:07 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Switzerland Thibaud Thompson [M1] 0:1 (7,64:4,43)
2 11.03.20, 21:59 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Poland Karol Szczerek [M3] 0:1 (7,54:4,35)
1 03.03.20, 20:25 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Michael Weidner 0:1 (10,58:13,12)
9 Matches: 4 Won (44%), 5 Lost (56%) - - - PR: 6,52 (from 3,98 to 10,58), Opponent: 5,53
Sunny Sunday at 22.03.2020
Round Date Pairing Result PR
Last 64 22.03.20, 14:53 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Zafer Iseren 0:1 (5,05:13,29)
Last 128 22.03.20, 13:40 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Tasos Anastasiou [M1] 1:0 (5,21:8,62)
2 Matches: 1 Won (50%), 1 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 5,13 (from 5,05 to 5,21), Opponent: 11,04
WBIF 7. Win & Skill
Round Date Pairing Result PR
7 17.03.22, 22:30 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Netherlands Peter Van Rooij [G3] 0:1 (6,01:4,32)
6 11.03.22, 22:19 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Italy Fernando Braconi [M1] 1:0 (6,25:3,06)
5 01.03.22, 21:04 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Denmark Michael Greholm 1:0 (5,86:9,03)
4 19.02.22, 14:32 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Romania Stelian Iancu [M2] 0:1 (3,42:4,48)
3 11.02.22, 18:47 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Ireland Rory Brennan 1:0 (7,08:26,94)
2 28.01.22, 19:12 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Georgia Bakar Matikashvili [M2] 0:1 (9,12:3,41)
1 26.01.22, 19:30 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States John Brown [M3] 1:0 (3,30:3,84)
7 Matches: 4 Won (57%), 3 Lost (43%) - - - PR: 5,80 (from 3,30 to 9,12), Opponent: 5,93
WBIF 5. Win & Skill Tourney
Round Date Pairing Result PR
5 15.09.21, 20:02 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Switzerland Silvia Weilenmann 0:1 (5,81:11,72)
4 11.09.21, 00:00 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Austria Simon Riedl 0:0 (kontumaz)
3 23.08.21, 19:59 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Italy Luigi De Lazzari [A1] 0:1 (8,29:7,10)
2 06.08.21, 21:24 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Hasret Bekar 0:1 (4,79:10,06)
1 08.08.21, 14:25 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Georgia Bakar Matikashvili [M2] 1:0 (5,34:3,94)
5 Matches: 1 Won (20%), 4 Lost (80%) - - - PR: 5,91 (from 4,79 to 8,29), Opponent: 8,99
WBIF Tour AUSTRIA 2025: Online Tourney 1
Round Date Pairing Result PR
5 24.01.25, 19:53 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Norway Elias Kritikos [G2] 0:1 (3,85:3,74)
4 15.01.25, 19:04 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Ireland Graham Dungan 0:1 (8,50:10,78)
3 30.12.24, 16:58 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Frank Von Willert [A1] 1:0 (5,64:6,60)
2 06.01.25, 21:25 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Sweden Linda Wallin 1:0 (8,11:13,42)
1 22.12.24, 15:27 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Thomas Kazemieh 0:1 (7,57:4,27)
5 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%) - - - PR: 6,71 (from 3,85 to 8,50), Opponent: 7,37
28. WBIF Open
Round Date Pairing Result PR
5 20.02.22, 13:01 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Henning Frick 0:1 (5,66:6,87)
4 08.02.22, 20:54 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Ukraine Andrey Nesterov 0:1 (8,64:10,17)
3 15.01.22, 11:41 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Australia Steve Clarry 1:0 (7,68:9,22)
2 17.01.22, 17:16 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Switzerland Jacques Wehli 0:1 (7,32:8,52)
1 10.01.22, 18:31 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Steven Waller 1:0 (4,70:9,05)
5 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%) - - - PR: 6,98 (from 4,70 to 8,64), Opponent: 8,92
16th Heroes Tourney
Round Date Pairing Result PR
6 04.02.22, 17:42 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Turkey Sabri Buyuksoy 0:1 (10,60:6,23)
5 24.01.22, 18:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Panagiotis Manesiotis [G3] 1:0 (5,42:5,47)
4 13.01.22, 18:54 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Austria Robert Kreisl [M3] 1:0 (8,11:5,70)
3 04.01.22, 20:55 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Austria Wolfgang Bacher [M1] 1:0 (5,29:1,53)
2 19.12.21, 19:04 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United States Avi Cohen [M3] 1:0 (5,56:6,56)
1 19.12.21, 17:26 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Andreas Faulstich 0:1 (7,94:6,11)
6 Matches: 4 Won (67%), 2 Lost (33%) - - - PR: 7,08 (from 5,29 to 10,60), Opponent: 5,79
14th Heroes Tourney
Round Date Pairing Result PR
4 25.09.21, 14:32 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom David Lazarus [M3] 0:1 (6,18:5,08)
3 17.09.21, 20:14 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Switzerland Alexandre BenLassin 1:0 (5,90:4,91)
2 27.08.21, 16:48 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Andi Walther 1:0 (8,28:14,70)
1 25.08.21, 19:52 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Sweden Robert Palumbo 0:1 (5,57:4,25)
4 Matches: 2 Won (50%), 2 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 6,49 (from 5,57 to 8,28), Opponent: 6,87
26. WBIF Open
Round Date Pairing Result PR
4 10.10.21, 00:00 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Czechia Jiři Vala 0:0 (kontumaz)
3 19.09.21, 17:06 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Croatia Stipe Sesnic 0:1 (7,68:9,33)
2 16.09.21, 22:20 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom Pete Heskett [G2] 1:0 (4,00:4,48)
1 19.09.21, 15:39 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Bulgaria Maria Atanasova 0:1 (6,12:8,42)
4 Matches: 1 Won (25%), 3 Lost (75%) - - - PR: 6,08 (from 4,00 to 7,68), Opponent: 7,74
10th Heroes Tourney
Round Date Pairing Result PR
4 14.12.20, 18:18 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Germany Mehrzad Jarrah-Layegh 0:1 (7,80:10,71)
3 02.12.20, 20:25 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Romania Florin Boboc [A2] 1:0 (10,78:14,59)
2 23.11.20, 22:45 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Greece Tasos Anastasiou [M1] 1:0 (5,92:5,31)
1 22.11.20, 13:29 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Israel Adam Prager 0:1 (4,75:6,55)
4 Matches: 2 Won (50%), 2 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 7,39 (from 4,75 to 10,78), Opponent: 8,97
21. WBIF Open
Round Date Pairing Result PR
3 06.12.20, 17:18 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag United Kingdom John Horton 0:1 (7,38:11,20)
2 11.12.20, 19:05 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Denmark Steen Oernvig 0:1 (4,64:9,29)
1 20.12.20, 18:21 Flag Germany Volker Kniess [M3] - Flag Russia Andrei Bessonov 0:1 (7,29:16,74)
3 Matches: 0 Won, 3 Lost (100%) - - - PR: 6,75 (from 4,64 to 7,38), Opponent: 13,27