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.

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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

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Siegbert Tarrasch
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#YearCityWinner
11879  Leipzig Berthold Englisch
21881  Berlin Joseph Henry Blackburne  
31883  Nuremberg Simon Winawer
41885  Hamburg Isidor Gunsberg
51887  Frankfurt George Henry Mackenzie
61889  Breslau Siegbert Tarrasch
71892  Dresden Siegbert Tarrasch
81893  Kiel Carl Walbrodt
Curt von Bardeleben
91894  Leipzig Siegbert Tarrasch
101896  Eisenach Robert Henry Barnes
111898  Cologne Amos Burn
121900  Munich Géza Maróczy
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Carl Schlechter
131902  Hannover Dawid Janowski
141904  Coburg Curt von Bardeleben
Carl Schlechter
Rudolf Swiderski
151906  Nuremberg Frank James Marshall
161908  Düsseldorf Frank James Marshall
171910  Hamburg Carl Schlechter
181912  Breslau Oldřich Duras
Akiba Rubinstein
191914  Mannheim Alexander Alekhine
201920  Berlin Friedrich Sämisch
211921  Hamburg Ehrhardt Post
221922  Bad Oeynhausen   Ehrhardt Post
231923  Frankfurt Ernst Grünfeld
241925  Breslau Efim Bogoljubow
251927  Magdeburg Rudolf Spielmann
261929  Duisburg Carl Ahues
271931  Swinemünde Efim Bogoljubow
Ludwig Rödl
281932  Bad Ems Georg Kieninger

German Championships, 1933–1949

West and East Germany championships

German championships since 1991

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#YearCityWinner
11991  Bad Neuenahr   Vlastimil Hort
21993  Bad Wildbad   Thomas Luther, Thomas Pähtz
31994  Binz   Peter Enders
41995  Binz Christopher Lutz
51996  Dudweiler   Matthias Wahls
61996  Nussloch   Rustem Dautov, Artur Yusupov  
71997  Gladenbach   Matthias Wahls
81998  Bremen   Jörg Hickl
91999  Altenkirchen   Robert Hübner
102000  Heringsdorf   Robert Rabiega
112001  Altenkirchen   Christopher Lutz
122002  Saarbrücken   Thomas Luther
132004  Höckendorf   Alexander Graf
142005  Altenkirchen   Artur Yusupov
152006  Osterburg   Thomas Luther
162007  Bad Königshofen    Arkadij Naiditsch
172008  Bad Wörishofen   Daniel Fridman
182009  Saarbrücken   Arik Braun
192010  Bad Liebenzell   Niclas Huschenbeth
202011  Bonn   Igor Khenkin
212012  Osterburg   Daniel Fridman
222013  Saarbrücken   Klaus Bischoff
232014  Verden an der Aller   Daniel Fridman
242015  Saarbrücken   Klaus Bischoff
252016  Lübeck   Sergey Kalinitschew
262017  Apolda   Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
272018  Dresden   Rainer Buhmann
282019  Magdeburg   Niclas Huschenbeth
292020  Magdeburg Matthias Blübaum
302021  Magdeburg Jonas Rosner
312022  Magdeburg Leonardo Costa
322023  Ostfildern Vitaly Kunin
332024  Ostfildern Dmitrij Kollars

Women

Congress of the German Chess Federation, 1927

YearCityWinner
1927 Magdeburg Mittelmann

Championships of the Greater German Chess Federation, 1939–1943

YearCityWinner
1939 Stuttgart Friedl Rinder
1942 Bad Oeynhausen Edith Keller
1943 Vienna Gertrud Jürgens

All-German championships, 1947–1953

YearCityWinner
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

YearCityWinner
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
1963Krefeld 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

YearCityWinner
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
1986Zell am Harmersbach Annette Borik
1988 Braunfels Rita Kas-Fromm
1990 Bad Neustadt Jordanka Mičić
1992Bad 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

YearCityWinner
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

YearCityWinner
1948 Bad Doberan Gertrud Nüsken
1949 Bad Klosterlausnitz Mira Kremer

Championships of the GDR, 1950–1990

YearCityWinner
1950 Sömmerda Edith Keller, Gertrud Nüsken
1951 Schwerin Mira Kremer
1952Schwerin Edith Keller-Herrmann
1953 Weißenfels Gertrud Nüsken
1954 Bad Saarow Ursula Höroldt
1955 Zwickau Gertrud Nüsken
1956 Leipzig Edith Keller-Herrmann
1957Sömmerda Edith Keller-Herrmann
1958 Schkopau Waltraud Schameitat
1959Leipzig 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
1969Schwerin 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]

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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
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

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  2. Hund, Gerhard. "Deutsche Schachmeisterschaften der Frauen". TeleSchach (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2016.