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Erik Knoppert

Number of games in database: 121
Years covered: 1978 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 2336
Highest rating achieved in database: 2380
Overall record: +41 -48 =27 (47.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 5 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (13) 
    B20 B33 B23 B82 B89
 French Defense (10) 
    C02 C00
 Ruy Lopez (7) 
    C69 C92 C68 C80
 King's Indian Attack (6) 
    A07
 Queen's Pawn Game (4) 
    A46 D02
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (4) 
    C69 C68
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B89 B65 B63 B52 B58
 Benko Gambit (8) 
    A57 A58
 Modern Benoni (8) 
    A57 A58
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (8) 
    B65 B63 B62
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    E10 A40 A46 A41
 English, 1 c4 e5 (6) 
    A20 A28 A21
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Sosonko vs E Knoppert, 1992 0-1
   G Timmerman vs E Knoppert, 1988 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Regency Masters (1984)
   NED-ch sf A (1986)
   Steinweg Open (1992)
   Dutch Championship (1992)
   Dutch Open (1997)
   Dutch Open (1987)
   Dutch Open (1984)
   Politiken Cup (1984)
   Dutch Open (1988)
   Tilburg Interpolis (1993)

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ERIK KNOPPERT
(born Sep-20-1959, 65 years old) Netherlands

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FIDE Master

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 121  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Kirov vs E Knoppert  1-0351978Dutch OpenD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
2. M Moe vs E Knoppert  0-1361984Politiken CupB89 Sicilian
3. E Knoppert vs P Auchenberg  ½-½991984Politiken CupA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
4. N Davies vs E Knoppert  1-0551984Politiken CupA43 Old Benoni
5. E Knoppert vs G Iskov  1-0401984Politiken CupA21 English
6. E Knoppert vs J van Mil  0-1431984Politiken CupA10 English
7. E Knoppert vs F Petersen  ½-½401984Politiken CupA25 English
8. P N Andreasen vs E Knoppert  ½-½301984Politiken CupA28 English
9. R Bator vs E Knoppert  1-0391984Politiken CupB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
10. K Berg vs E Knoppert  ½-½321984Politiken CupA04 Reti Opening
11. E Knoppert vs M Fuller  ½-½81984Politiken CupA37 English, Symmetrical
12. G Nindl vs E Knoppert  0-1301984Dutch OpenA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
13. E Knoppert vs H Bohm  0-1241984Dutch OpenC02 French, Advance
14. E Knoppert vs T Bottema  1-0261984Dutch OpenB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
15. K Langeweg vs E Knoppert  1-0421984Dutch OpenA57 Benko Gambit
16. E Knoppert vs N Povah  1-0311984Regency MastersB33 Sicilian
17. K Jagerflod vs E Knoppert  0-1171984Regency MastersA00 Uncommon Opening
18. E Knoppert vs Lengyel  ½-½251984Regency MastersA46 Queen's Pawn Game
19. E Mednis vs E Knoppert  0-1521984Regency MastersA20 English
20. E Knoppert vs B Carlier  ½-½131984Regency MastersC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. Forintos vs E Knoppert  ½-½551984Regency MastersA58 Benko Gambit
22. E Knoppert vs M Hebden  ½-½551984Regency MastersE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
23. H Grooten vs E Knoppert  1-0301984Regency MastersE60 King's Indian Defense
24. E Knoppert vs V Ravikumar  1-0461984Regency MastersD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. L Storms vs E Knoppert  0-1401985Dutch OpenB58 Sicilian
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 121  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-27-03  ughaibu: Eric Knoppert is famous for a time trouble trick of knocking his clock off the table and adding a couple of minutes one-handedly when picking it up.
Sep-27-03  Benzol: <ughaibu> That's a neat trick, how did he get away with it?
Sep-27-03  ughaibu: The only occasion that I've directly heard of was during a shogi tournament in Holland, probably Utrecht, a spectator noticed the remaining time had increased. It's the kind of trick that it's better not to be known for. I think he's more positively famous for the number of games played continuously, or something similar, I remember seeing his name in the Guiness Book of Records.
Sep-29-03  Benzol: <ughaibu> Apart from his underhand clock antics is he any good at shogi?
Sep-29-03  ughaibu: I've only played shogi with him once, I think it was in 1982 when I was pretty much a beginner myself. I dont remember much about the game except that the endgame was very open so I didn't think I'd be able to mate however we were both in byouyomi (30 seconds a move after normal time has been used up) and eventually he let me win. As far as I recall he had quite a nice style.
Sep-29-03  Benzol: <ughaibu> "byouyomi" sounds like a nasty disease. What are the time controls in shogi?
Sep-30-03  ughaibu: I think the time control in the tournament where I played E.K. was 40 minutes then 30 seconds per move. In higher class professional shogi using less than one minute is counted as "no time", so when a player has used all their time they can survive by playing withing the minute. Top title matches are played at 9 hours each and last 2 days. Shogi professionals dont use clocks, the score-keeper uses a stopwatch to record the time. "Byou" means "second(s)" and "yomi" means "read", the score-keeper counts down the seconds according to the player's preference during the no-time-minute.
Sep-30-03  Benzol: <ughaibu> Is that 9 hours for just one game?
Sep-30-03  ughaibu: 9 hours each plus byouyomi.
Sep-30-03  Benzol: <ughaibu> Sounds like you need stamina and fitness as well as being a better player to win.
Feb-15-04  Benzol: Between 9.19 on Friday 13 September 1985 and 5.17 on Monday 16, Erick G.J. Knoppert (born 20th Sep 1959 Netherlands) scored 82.6% against an average Elo 2000 and completed 500 games. Nice to know he did something else besides clock fiddling.

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