German Chess Championship
The German Chess Championship has been played since 1861, and determines the national champion.
Prior to 1880 three different federations organized chess activities in Germany: the Westdeutscher Schachbund (WDSB), the Norddeutscher Schachbund (NDSB) and the Mitteldeutscher Schachbund (MDSB). Each one organized its own championship. In 1880, the nationwide Deutscher Schachbund was founded, so afterwards only one German championship was played.
Starting from 1933 the Third Reich took control of all social activities and until 1943 all chess championships were organized by the Groβdeutscher Schachbund. After the end of World War II, separate championships were played in the occupied zones. Afterwards, from 1950 to 1989, two national championships were held in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
After the reunification of Germany in 1989, a single tournament has been played.
Championships 1861-1932
 Max Lange |
 Adolf Anderssen |
 Louis Paulsen |
WDSB-Congresses 1861-1880
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MDSB-Congresses 1871-1877
NDSB-Congresses 1868-1872
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German Congresses 1879-1932
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German Championships 1933-1949
Third Reich championships 1933-1943
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Western and Soviet zones championships1. Western zone championships (1947–1953)
2. Soviet zone championships
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West and East Germany championships
 Wolfgang Unzicker |
 Robert Hübner |
 Wolfgang Uhlmann |
German championships since 1991
# Year City Winner 1 1991 Bad Neuenahr Vlastimil Hort 2 1993 Bad Wildbad Thomas Luther, Thomas Pähtz 3 1994 Binz Peter Enders 4 1995 Binz Christopher Lutz 5 1996 Dudweiler Matthias Wahls 6 1996 Nussloch Rustem Dautov, Artur Yusupov 7 1997 Gladenbach Matthias Wahls 8 1998 Bremen Jörg Hickl 9 1999 Altenkirchen Robert Hübner 10 2000 Heringsdorf Robert Rabiega 11 2001 Altenkirchen Christopher Lutz 12 2002 Saarbrücken Thomas Luther 13 2004 Höckendorf Alexander Graf 14 2005 Altenkirchen Artur Yusupov 15 2006 Osterburg Thomas Luther 16 2007 Bad Königshofen Arkadij Naiditsch 17 2008 Bad Wörishofen Daniel Fridman 18 2009 Saarbrücken Arik Braun 19 2010 Bad Liebenzell Niclas Huschenbeth 20 2011 Bonn Igor Khenkin 21 2012 Osterburg Daniel Fridman 22 2013 Saarbrücken Klaus Bischoff 23 2014 Verden an der Aller Daniel Fridman 24 2015 Saarbrücken Klaus Bischoff 25 2016 Luebeck Sergej Kalinitschew
Women
The German Women's Championship is held every other odd-numbered year as a 9-round Swiss tournament (DFEM). In even-numbered years an international open tournament is held (IODFEM).[1]
Elisabeth Pähtz
Year City Winner[2] 1991 Beverungen Anke Koglin 1993 Bad Mergentheim Marina Olbrich 1995 Krefeld Tatiana Grabuzova 1997 Ottweiler Marina Olbrich 1999 Chemnitz Elisabeth Pähtz 2001 Krefeld Jessica Nill 2003 Altenkirchen Annemarie Sylvia Meier 2005 Bad Königshofen Sandra Krege 2007 Osterburg Ljubov Kopylov 2009 Hockenheim Polina Zilberman 2011 Bonn Sarah Hoolt 2013 Bad Wiessee Hanna Marie Klek 2015 Bad Wiessee Zoya Schleining
References
- ↑ "DFEM - Deutscher Schachbund". www.schachbund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ Hund, Gerhard. "Deutsche Schachmeisterschaften der Frauen". TeleSchach (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- http://www.schachbund.de/chronik/meister/dem/index.html
- http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/germania.htm
External links
- Crowther, Mark (16 November 1998), THE WEEK IN CHESS 210, London Chess Center