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 Nazi Party took control of all social activities and until 1943 all chess championships were organized by the Großdeutscher 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

German Congresses 1879-1932

Siegbert Tarrasch
Carl Schlechter
Efim Bogoljubow
#YearCityWinner
1 1879  Leipzig Berthold Englisch
2 1881  Berlin Joseph Henry Blackburne 
3 1883  Nuremberg Simon Winawer
4 1885  Hamburg Isidor Gunsberg
5 1887  Frankfurt George Henry Mackenzie
6 1889  Breslau Siegbert Tarrasch
7 1892  Dresden Siegbert Tarrasch
8 1893  Kiel Carl Walbrodt
Curt von Bardeleben
9 1894  Leipzig Siegbert Tarrasch
10 1896  Eisenach Robert Henry Barnes
11 1898  Cologne Amos Burn
12 1900  Munich Géza Maróczy
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Carl Schlechter
13 1902  Hannover Dawid Janowski
14 1904  Coburg Curt von Bardeleben
Carl Schlechter
Rudolf Swiderski
15 1906  Nuremberg Frank James Marshall
16 1908  Düsseldorf Frank James Marshall
17 1910  Hamburg Carl Schlechter
18 1912  Breslau Oldřich Duras
Akiba Rubinstein
19 1914  Mannheim Alexander Alekhine
20 1920  Berlin Friedrich Sämisch
21 1921  Hamburg Ehrhardt Post
22 1922  Bad Oeynhausen  Ehrhardt Post
23 1923  Frankfurt Ernst Grünfeld
24 1925  Breslau Efim Bogoljubow
25 1927  Magdeburg Rudolf Spielmann
26 1929  Duisburg Carl Ahues
27 1931  Swinemünde Efim Bogoljubow
Ludwig Rödl
28 1932  Bad Ems Georg Kieninger

German Championships 1933-1949

West and East Germany championships

German championships since 1991

Thomas Luther
Artur Yusupov
#YearCityWinner
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
26 2017  Apolda  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
27 2018  Dresden  Rainer Buhmann

Women

Congress of the German Chess Federation 1927

Year City Winner
1927MagdeburgMittelmann

Championships of the Greater German Chess Federation 1939–1943

Year City Winner
1939StuttgartFriedl Rinder
1942Bad OeynhausenEdith Keller
1943ViennaGertrud Jürgens

All-German championships 1947–1953

Year City Winner
1947SeesenEdith Keller
1949MunichFriedl Rinder
1951Bad KlosterlausnitzEdith Keller
1952SchwerinEdith Keller-Herrmann
1953WaldkirchEdith Keller-Herrmann

Championships of the Federal Republic of Germany 1953–1989

Year City Winner
1955KrefeldFriedl Rinder
1956WolfratshausenFriedl Rinder
1957LindauHelga Axt
1958GießenHelga Axt
1959DahnFriedl Rinder
1960BüdingenMaria Scheffold
1961WennigsenHelga Axt
1962EckernfördeAnneliese Brandler
1963KrefeldHannelore Lucht
1964BremenIrmgard Kärner
1965Wangen im AllgäuOttilie Stibaner
1968FürstenfeldbruckUrsula Wasnetsky
1970LauterbachAnni Laakmann
1972BurgAnni Laakmann
1974KasselAnni Laakmann
1976BrilonAnni Laakmann
1978DeleckeBarbara Hund
1980Schwäbisch GmündIsabel Hund
1982PorzBarbara Hund
1984Bad AiblingBarbara Hund
1987Bad LauterbergUte Späte
1989Bad AiblingIsabel Hund

Open German Women's Championships since 1971

Year City Winner
1971Zell am HarmersbachGertrud Renz
1973Bad AiblingDoina Pfleger
1975Zell am HarmersbachUrsula Wasnetsky
1977Weißenhäuser StrandMaria Kuch
1979WittlichChristel Neumark
1981BrilonAnnette Borik
1983PorzRaissa Wapnitschnaja
1986Zell am HarmersbachAnnette Borik
1988BraunfelsRita Kas-Fromm
1990Bad NeustadtJordanka Micic
1992Bad NeustadtMarina Olbrich
1994WuppertalEkaterina Borulya
1996DresdenAnita Just
1998WeimarGundula David
2000RodewischTatyana Wassylewytsch
2002Bad BrückenauHeike Vogel
2004Osterburg (Altmark)Sandra Krege
2006Bad KönigshofenPetra Blažková
2008KerkwitzAntje Fuchs
2010GladenbachHeike Vogel
2012GladenbachAntje Fuchs

International Open German Women's Championships since 1977

Year City Winner
1977Bad KissingenMarta Litinskaya
1979Bad KissingenMaia Chiburdanidze
1981Bad KissingenNino Gurieli
2014ErfurtChristina Winterholler
2015Bayerisch EisensteinJutta Ries
2016BodenmaisMelanie Grund

Championships of the Soviet occupation zone 1948/49

Year City Winner
1948Bad DoberanGertrud Nüsken
1949Bad KlosterlausnitzMira Kremer

Championships of the GDR 1950–1990

Year City Winner
1950SömmerdaEdith Keller, Gertrud Nüsken
1951SchwerinMira Kremer
1952SchwerinEdith Keller-Herrmann
1953WeißenfelsGertrud Nüsken
1954Bad SaarowUrsula Höroldt
1955ZwickauGertrud Nüsken
1956LeipzigEdith Keller-Herrmann
1957SömmerdaEdith Keller-Herrmann
1958SchkopauWaltraud Schameitat
1959LeipzigEdith Keller-Herrmann
1961PremnitzWaltraud Schameitat
1962GeraWaltraud Schameitat
1963AscherslebenWaltraud Nowarra
1964MagdeburgGabriele Ortlepp
1965Annaberg-BuchholzGabriele Just
1967ColditzWaltraud Nowarra, Ursula Liebert
1968WeimarWaltraud Nowarra
1969SchwerinWaltraud Nowarra
1970FreibergChristina Hölzlein
1971StrausbergChristina Hölzlein
1972GörlitzGabriele Just
1973ErfurtEveline Nünchert
1974PotsdamPetra Feustel
1975StralsundBrigitte Hofmann
1976GröditzPetra Feustel
1977Frankfurt (Oder)Petra Feustel
1978TorgelowBrigitte Hofmann
1979SuhlBrigitte Hofmann
1980PlauenUlricke Seidemann
1981FürstenwaldeAnnett Wagner-Michel
1982SalzwedelIris Bröder
1983CottbusAnnett Wagner-Michel
1984EilenburgIris Bröder
1985JüterbogMarion Heintze
1986NordhausenCarola Manger
1987GlauchauIris Bröder
1988StralsundAntje Riedel
1989ZittauKerstin Kunze
1990Bad BlankenburgGundula Nehse

Since 1991 German championships

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
YearCityWinner[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
2017  Bad Wiessee  Jana Schneider
2018  Dresden  

References

  1. ↑ "DFEM - Deutscher Schachbund". www.schachbund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  2. ↑ Hund, Gerhard. "Deutsche Schachmeisterschaften der Frauen". TeleSchach (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  • Crowther, Mark (16 November 1998), THE WEEK IN CHESS 210, London Chess Center
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