German Chess Championship
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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
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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
Championships in Nazi Germany, 1933–1943
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Western and Soviet zones championships, 1946–1953Western zone championships, 1947–1953
Soviet zone championships, 1946–1949
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West and East Germany championships
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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 Lübeck Sergey Kalinitschew 26 2017 Apolda Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 27 2018 Dresden Rainer Buhmann 28 2019 Magdeburg Niclas Huschenbeth 29 2020 Magdeburg Matthias Blübaum 30 2021 Magdeburg Jonas Rosner 31 2022 Magdeburg Leonardo Costa 32 2023 Ostfildern Vitaly Kunin 33 2024 Ostfildern Dmitrij Kollars 34 2025 Munich Vincent Keymer
Women
Congress of the German Chess Federation, 1927
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1927 | Magdeburg | Mittelmann |
Championships of the Greater German Chess Federation, 1939–1943
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1939 | Stuttgart | Friedl Rinder |
| 1942 | Bad Oeynhausen | Edith Keller |
| 1943 | Vienna | Gertrud Jürgens |
All-German championships, 1947–1953
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1947 | Seesen | Edith Keller |
| 1949 | Munich | Friedl Rinder |
| 1951 | Bad Klosterlausnitz | Edith Keller |
| 1952 | Schwerin | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
| 1953 | Waldkirch | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
Championships of West Germany, 1953–1989
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1955 | Krefeld | Friedl Rinder |
| 1956 | Wolfratshausen | Friedl Rinder |
| 1957 | Lindau | Helga Axt |
| 1958 | Gießen | Helga Axt |
| 1959 | Dahn | Friedl Rinder |
| 1960 | Büdingen | Maria Scheffold |
| 1961 | Wennigsen | Helga Axt |
| 1962 | Eckernförde | Anneliese Brandler |
| 1963 | Krefeld | Hannelore Lucht |
| 1964 | Bremen | Irmgard Kärner |
| 1965 | Wangen im Allgäu | Ottilie Stibaner |
| 1968 | Fürstenfeldbruck | Ursula Wasnetsky |
| 1970 | Lauterbach | Anni Laakmann |
| 1972 | Burg | Anni Laakmann |
| 1974 | Kassel | Anni Laakmann |
| 1976 | Brilon | Anni Laakmann |
| 1978 | Delecke | Barbara Hund |
| 1980 | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Isabel Hund |
| 1982 | Porz | Barbara Hund |
| 1984 | Bad Aibling | Barbara Hund |
| 1987 | Bad Lauterberg | Ute Späte |
| 1989 | Bad Aibling | Isabel Hund |
Open German Women's Championships since 1971
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1971 | Zell am Harmersbach | Gertrud Renz |
| 1973 | Bad Aibling | Doina Pfleger |
| 1975 | Zell am Harmersbach | Ursula Wasnetsky |
| 1977 | Weißenhäuser Strand | Maria Kuch |
| 1979 | Wittlich | Christel Neumark |
| 1981 | Brilon | Annette Borik |
| 1983 | Porz | Raissa Wapnitschnaja |
| 1986 | Zell am Harmersbach | Annette Borik |
| 1988 | Braunfels | Rita Kas-Fromm |
| 1990 | Bad Neustadt | Jordanka Mičić |
| 1992 | Bad Neustadt | Marina Olbrich |
| 1994 | Wuppertal | Ekaterina Borulya |
| 1996 | Dresden | Anita Just |
| 1998 | Weimar | Gundula David |
| 2000 | Rodewisch | Tatjana Vasilevich |
| 2002 | Bad Brückenau | Heike Vogel |
| 2004 | Osterburg (Altmark) | Sandra Krege |
| 2006 | Bad Königshofen | Petra Blažková |
| 2008 | Kerkwitz | Antje Fuchs |
| 2010 | Gladenbach | Heike Vogel |
| 2012 | Gladenbach | Antje Fuchs |
International Open German Women's Championships since 1977
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1977 | Bad Kissingen | Marta Litinskaya |
| 1979 | Bad Kissingen | Maia Chiburdanidze |
| 1981 | Bad Kissingen | Nino Gurieli |
| 2014 | Erfurt | Christina Winterholler |
| 2015 | Bayerisch Eisenstein | Jutta Ries |
| 2016 | Bodenmais | Melanie Grund |
Championships of the Soviet occupation zone, 1948–1949
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1948 | Bad Doberan | Gertrud Nüsken |
| 1949 | Bad Klosterlausnitz | Mira Kremer |
Championships of the GDR, 1950–1990
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1950 | Sömmerda | Edith Keller, Gertrud Nüsken |
| 1951 | Schwerin | Mira Kremer |
| 1952 | Schwerin | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
| 1953 | Weißenfels | Gertrud Nüsken |
| 1954 | Bad Saarow | Ursula Höroldt |
| 1955 | Zwickau | Gertrud Nüsken |
| 1956 | Leipzig | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
| 1957 | Sömmerda | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
| 1958 | Schkopau | Waltraud Schameitat |
| 1959 | Leipzig | Edith Keller-Herrmann |
| 1961 | Premnitz | Waltraud Schameitat |
| 1962 | Gera | Waltraud Schameitat |
| 1963 | Aschersleben | Waltraud Nowarra |
| 1964 | Magdeburg | Gabriele Ortlepp |
| 1965 | Annaberg-Buchholz | Gabriele Just |
| 1967 | Colditz | Waltraud Nowarra, Ursula Liebert |
| 1968 | Weimar | Waltraud Nowarra |
| 1969 | Schwerin | Waltraud Nowarra |
| 1970 | Freiberg | Christina Hölzlein |
| 1971 | Strausberg | Christina Hölzlein |
| 1972 | Görlitz | Gabriele Just |
| 1973 | Erfurt | Eveline Nünchert |
| 1974 | Potsdam | Petra Feustel |
| 1975 | Stralsund | Brigitte Hofmann |
| 1976 | Gröditz | Petra Feustel |
| 1977 | Frankfurt (Oder) | Petra Feustel |
| 1978 | Torgelow | Brigitte Hofmann |
| 1979 | Suhl | Brigitte Hofmann |
| 1980 | Plauen | Ulricke Seidemann |
| 1981 | Fürstenwalde | Annett Wagner-Michel |
| 1982 | Salzwedel | Iris Bröder |
| 1983 | Cottbus | Annett Wagner-Michel |
| 1984 | Eilenburg | Iris Bröder |
| 1985 | Jüterbog | Marion Heintze |
| 1986 | Nordhausen | Carola Manger |
| 1987 | Glauchau | Iris Bröder |
| 1988 | Stralsund | Antje Riedel |
| 1989 | Zittau | Kerstin Kunze |
| 1990 | Bad Blankenburg | Gundula Nehse |
German championships since 1991
The German Women's Championship is held every 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 2017 Bad Wiessee Jana Schneider 2019 Magdeburg Marta Michna 2020 Magdeburg Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky 2021 Magdeburg Elena Köpke 2022 Magdeburg Lara Schulze 2023 Ostfildern Kateryna Dolzhykova 2024 Ostfildern Fiona Sieber 2025 Munich Dinara Wagner
