Gerald Hertneck

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Gerald Hertneck
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Hertneck at the 2013 Vienna Open
Country Germany
Born18 September 1963 (1963-09-18) (age 61)
Munich, West Germany
Title Grandmaster (1991)
FIDE   rating 2414 (November 2024)
Peak rating 2615 (January 1994)
Peak rankingNo. 32 (January 1994)

Gerald Hertneck (born 18 September 1963) is a German chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

Born in September 1963, Hertneck won the German U16 Chess Championship in 1980. [1] He earned his international master title in 1985 and his grandmaster title in 1991. [2] He competed for West Germany at the 1985 World Team Chess Championship, scoring 2/5 (+0–1=4). [3] He has also represented Germany at two Chess Olympiads (1992 and 1994), and two European Team Chess Championships (1992 and 2001). His overall Olympiad score is 12½/20 (+8–3=9}, [4] and his overall European Team Championship score is 7½/14 (+5–4=5). [5] His peak Elo rating of 2615, set in January 1994, made him the No. 32 ranked player in the world. [6]

He is the No. 53 ranked German player as of April 2018. [7] He is also a shogi player. He has achieved the mark of 1 dan. [8]

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References

  1. Staff writer(s) (17 September 2001). "Schachlichter Lebenslauf von Gerald Hertneck". German Chess Federation.
  2. Gerald Hertneck Münchener Schachakademie
  3. World Team Chess Championship :: Hertneck, Gerald OlimpBase
  4. Chess Olympiads :: Hertneck, Gerald OlimpBase
  5. European Team Chess Championship :: Hertneck, Gerald OlimpBase
  6. FIDE rating history :: Hertneck, Gerald OlimpBase
  7. Staff writer(s) (April 2018). "Federations Ranking – Germany". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  8. Player profile of: Gerald Hertneck FESA