Holger Hank

Holger Hank is a journalist and works for <a href="https://www.dw.com/de/schach/t-36401613">Deutsche Welle</a> in Bonn. He plays for the <a href="https://www.sg-siebengebirge.de/">Siebengebirge Chess Club</a> in the NRW League and occasionally comments on the chess scene on Bluesky @seitenschach.bsky.social.

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Matthias Bluebaum: "I'm not the type of person who takes a lot of risks"

10/4/2025 – Matthias Bluebaum is the man of the hour in international chess. With his second place at the Grand Swiss in Samarkand, the grandmaster from Lemgo has achieved something that no German has managed in around 35 years: to be a World Championship candidate. Following the European Team Championship, where Bluebaum will represent Germany, he will play at the World Cup, where Vincent Keymer still has a chance to jump on the World Championship bandwagon. Holger Hank spoke to Bluebaum for Deutsche Welle in what turned out to be an in-depth interview. | Photo: Michal Walusza / FIDE

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""When you're worse in Freestyle, everything collapses" - An interview with Vincent Keymer (II)

1/17/2025 – Vincent Keymer had an eventful year. He rose to the top of the world rankings and helped Dommaraju Gukesh win the World Championship at the end of the year. For Deutsche Welle, Holger Hank spoke to the German number one about various aspects of top-level chess. Here's the second part of the two-part interview. | Photo: Tata Steel Chess

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