The Berlin Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament in Germany. The first unofficial Berlin Chess Championship was held in 1853, and Jean Dufresne won a match against Max Lange.[1] Since 1904, official Berlin championships have taken place. The first event was won by Horatio Caro, followed by Ossip Bernstein, Rudolf Spielmann, Wilhelm Cohn, Benjamin Blumenfeld, etc.[2][3]

As a result of the post-war division of the city into East Berlin and West Berlin, from 1953 until 1990 two separate championships were held.[4] Since the 1991 reunification of Germany, the Berlin championships are again held as single events.[5]

Berlin Champions

YearWinner
1904Horatio Caro
1905Horatio Caro, Moritz Lewitt
1906Erich Cohn
1908Wilhelm Cohn
1909Moritz Lewitt
1910Richard Teichmann
1911Carl Ahues
1919Karl Stephan
1920Ernst Schweinburg
1921Willi Schlage
1922Kurt Richter
1923Kurt Richter
1924Carl Ahues, Richard Teichmann
1925Friedrich Sämisch
1926Willi Schlage
1927Berthold Koch
1928Karl Helling
1929Carl Ahues, Kurt Richter
1930Kurt Richter, Ludwig Rellstab, Simon Rotenstein
1932Karl Helling
1933Kurt Richter, Berthold Koch
1934Carl Ahues, Friedrich Sämisch
1935Efim Bogoljubow, Kurt Richter
1936Kurt Richter
1937Ludwig Rellstab
1938Kurt Richter
1939Franz Mölbitz
1940Rudolf Palme
1941Ludwig Rellstab
1942Josef Grammatikoff
1943Rudolf Teschner
1944Rudolf Teschner
1946Berthold Koch
1947Rudolf Teschner
1948Kurt Richter
1949Gerhard Pfeiffer
1950Rudolf Teschner
1951Berthold Koch
1952Rudolf Teschner

West Berlin and East Berlin Champions

YearWest Berlin WinnerEast Berlin Winner
1953Rudolf Teschner
1954Klaus Darga
1955Klaus Uwe Müller
1956Heinz Lehmann
1957Rudolf Teschner
1958Wolfram BialasWerner Golz
1959Klaus Darga
1960Alfred SeppeltBodo Starck
1961Hans-Joachim HechtHermann Brameyer
1962Wolfram BialasKlaus Tiemer
1963Harald LiebAlfred Barwich
1964Adolf Delander
1965Hans-Joachim HechtHermann Brameyer
1966Adolf DelanderLothar Kollberg
1967Jürgen DueballHermann Brameyer
1968Harald LiebFranz Stahl
1969Hans-Joachim HechtBodo Starck
1970Harald LiebBodo Starck
1971Werner ReichenbachBodo Starck
1972Harald LiebWolfgang Rohde
1973Harald LiebHans-Jürgen Meißner
1974Werner ReichenbachBodo Starck
1975Horst BachFriedrich Baumbach
1976Werner ReichenbachLothar Kollberg
1977Harald LiebJoachim Fechner
1978Wolfgang RiedelWolfgang Thormann
1979Norbert SprotteLothar Kollberg
1980Michael BilekJörg Seils
1981Harald LiebWolfgang Thormann
1982no contestRalf Rennoch
1983Frank GrzesikBodo Starck
1984no contestBodo Starck
1985Mladen MušeAlexander Okrajek
1986no contestJörg Seils
1987Mladen MušeAlexander Okrajek
1988Steve BrookeWolfgang Rohde
1989Mladen MušeJörg Seils
1990no contestMatthias Schöwel

Berlin Champions

YearWinner
1991Jörg Seils
1993Jörg Seils
1994Alexander Lagunow
1995Alexander Lagunow
1996Alexander Lagunow
1997Robert Rabiega
1998Manfred Glienke
1999Ulf von Herman
2000Robert Rabiega
2001Ulf von Herman
2002Sergey Kalinitschew
2003Jakov Meister
2004Jakov Meister
2005Jakov Meister
2006Ulf von Herman
2007Jakob Meister
2008Ulf von Herman
2009Ulf von Herman
2010René Stern
2011René Stern
2012René Stern
2013Sergey Kalinitschew
2014René Stern
2015Sergey Kalinitschew, Hendrik Möller
2016Jakov Meister
2017Jakov Meister
2018Atila Gajo Figura
2019Johannes Florstedt
2020-2021no championship
2022Johannes Florstedt

References

  1. Berliner Schachverband :: Berliner Meisterschaft 1853 Archived September 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Berliner Schachverband :: Berliner Meisterschaft 1904 Archived September 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2011-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  4. Berliner Schachverband :: Sieger Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Berliner Schachverband :: Sieger Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft Archived April 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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