Daniel Fridman wins German Internet Championship

by Klaus Besenthal
5/12/2020 – The German Chess Internet Championship 2020 (DSIM) on the Playchess server ended this weekend with the victory of Grandmaster Daniel Fridman (2nd from right). After a total of four preliminary rounds and one intermediate round, 14 players had qualified for the final round, which was played as a round robin tournament with 3+2 Blitz games. After an exciting tournament, Fridman won with 10.5/13, ahead of Vincent Keymer (9.5/13) and Georg Meier (9/13).
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Final of the German Chess Internet Championship

Martin Fischer, who was responsible for the organisation of the tournament at ChessBase, reported back immediately after the end of the tournament that: "In sporting, organisational and in technical terms everything went perfectly". And grandmaster Klaus Bischoff, who commented live on the tournament on the ChessBase Twitch channel, was also very well-prepared for his task and at no time was he disturbed by the rapid succession of rounds. He accompanied his spectators through the tournament with his customary sovereignty. His assessment of the organisational process: "It went better than with boards made of wood!

Georg Meier

The German grandmaster from Trier could reach the third place with nine out of thirteen points. His only loss was against Roven Vogel in round ten.

Georg Meier has been a grandmaster since 2007 and has a lot of experience with online chess. He won the Internet Youth Championship in 2003 and has his own Twitch.tv channel, streaming tournaments and online chess.

A fabulous victory of Georg Meier against Vladimir Kramnik can be viewed in his German interview with ChessBase.

Probably his most spectacular game in this tournament was the one against Ilja Schneider in round number eight, which you can replay further below. | Photo: Grenke Chess

Vincent Keymer

The sixteen-year-old grandmaster is a youth hope for the German nation. He could reach his last necessary norm in 2020 and is Germany's youngest grandmaster of all time.

The Guardian reported, that Garry Kasparov called this talent "exceptional".

The showdown of the German Internet Chess Championship happened in round twelve, where Keymer was facing Daniel Fridman. Both players had to succeed, in order to win the tournament, with Fridman having the better end with the black pieces.

On the other hand, Keymer was able to win his last game with a rook sacrifice, which was declined by Matthias Blübaum on move 24! | Photo: Georgios Souleidis

Daniel Fridman

The winner of the German Internet Chess Championship has been one of Germany's best blitz chess players since many years.

The grandmaster, originally from Latvia, won the German Championship in 2008, 2012 and 2014 and keeps playing very good chess.

As mentioned before, the most important game to win the German Internet Chess Championship was the one in round twelve against Vincent Keymer. With a little luck and very good defensive skills, Fridman was able to win the game: | Photo: K. Wieland

 

 

 
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1.d4 1 d5 1 2.c4 1 e6 0 3.Nc3 1 Be7 1 4.Nf3 9 Nf6 1 5.Bf4 1 0-0 2 6.e3 0 b6 1 7.Be2 5 c5 1 8.0-0 5 dxc4 11 9.dxc5 13 Bxc5 17 10.Bxc4 2 Qxd1 14 11.Rfxd1 2 Bb7 4 12.Ne5 8 Nc6 0 13.Nd7 4 Nxd7 8 14.Rxd7 1 Na5 4 15.Bb5 5 a6 18 16.Be2 2 Bc6 8 17.Rd2 36 Bb4 0 18.Bc7 9 b5 12 19.Rad1 11 Rfc8 10 20.Be5 35 f6 8 21.Bd6 1 Bxc3 3 22.bxc3 0 Bd5 0 23.Bg4 8 Rc6 19 24.Bb4 56 Nc4 2 25.e4 1 Bxe4 22 26.Rd8+ 1 Rxd8 1 27.Rxd8+ 0 Kf7 0 28.Rd7+ 1 Kg6 1 29.Bf8 1 f5 9 30.Rxg7+ 1 Kf6 1 31.Bh5 4 Ne5 13 32.Rxh7 7 Ng6 0 33.Bg7+ 4 Kg5 1 34.h4+ 3 Nxh4 2 35.Bh6+ 1 Kxh5 1 36.Bd2+ 6 Kg4 1 37.f3+ 1 Bxf3 0 38.Be1 3 Nxg2 2 39.Bd2 1 e5 3 40.Rf7 1 f4 1 41.Kf2 2 e4 1 42.Rg7+ 3 Kf5 0 43.Rf7+ 1 Rf6 1 Vincent Keymer gibt auf 0–1
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Keymer,V2476Fridman,D26440–12020D37GER-Ch 2020 Online12

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1.d4 2 d5 2 2.Bf4 1 Nf6 1 3.e3 1 c5 1 4.c3 0 Nc6 1 5.Nd2 1 Bf5 2 6.Ngf3 3 e6 3 7.Qa4 1 Nd7 0 8.Bb5 5 Qc8 4 9.Nh4 14 Bg6 10 10.Nxg6 6 hxg6 0 11.Bg3 1 Be7 3 12.Nf3 4 a6 0 13.Bd3 6 c4 8 14.Bb1 5 b5 2 15.Qd1 1 f5 2 16.a3 0 g5 4 17.h4 5 Qd8 6 18.h5 21 g4 21 19.Ne5 4 Ncxe5 0 20.dxe5 1 g6 15 21.h6 5 Bg5 1 22.h7 22 Qe7 1 23.a4 6 b4 1 24.cxb4 31 Qxb4+ 0 25.Qd2 1 Rb8 5 26.Bc2 16 Kf7 22 27.Rb1 7 Kg7 3 28.Qxb4 12 Rxb4 2 29.Kd2 1 Nc5 0 30.Kc3 3 a5 2 31.Kd4 12 Be7 11 32.Bh4 5 g5 6 33.Bg3 0 Rxh7 3 34.Rxh7+ 5 Kxh7 0 35.f3 12 gxf3 1 36.gxf3 1 Kg7 3 37.Be1 3 Nb3+ 10 38.Bxb3 1 Rxb3 1 39.Bxa5 1 Rd3# 0 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Paehtz,E2396Fridman,D26440–12020D00GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Meier,G2629Bluebaum,M2619½–½2020A50GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Schneider,I2508Hausrath,D2540½–½2020B06GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Eilenberg,J1971Vogel,R25160–12020A70GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Keymer,V2476Braun,C24201–02020E65GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Donchenko,A2556Svane,R26040–12020A40GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Engel,L2417Lubbe,N24470–12020B60GER-Ch 2020 Online1
Donchenko,A2556Keymer,V24761–02020A13GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Fridman,D2644Engel,L24171–02020E06GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Svane,R2604Vogel,R25161–02020D78GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Lubbe,N2447Schneider,I25080–12020D15GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Hausrath,D2540Eilenberg,J19711–02020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Bluebaum,M2619Paehtz,E23961–02020A40GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Braun,C2420Meier,G26290–12020C00GER-Ch 2020 Online2
Meier,G2629Donchenko,A25561–02020A08GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Schneider,I2508Fridman,D26440–12020D30GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Keymer,V2476Svane,R2604½–½2020A17GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Vogel,R2516Hausrath,D2540½–½2020E01GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Paehtz,E2396Braun,C24200–12020B07GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Eilenberg,J1971Lubbe,N24471–02020A43GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Engel,L2417Bluebaum,M2619½–½2020C07GER-Ch 2020 Online3
Keymer,V2476Meier,G2629½–½2020E14GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Braun,C2420Engel,L24171–02020C00GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Donchenko,A2556Paehtz,E23961–02020A40GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Svane,R2604Hausrath,D25401–02020E69GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Fridman,D2644Eilenberg,J19711–02020D30GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Bluebaum,M2619Schneider,I25080–12020D15GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Lubbe,N2447Vogel,R25160–12020A06GER-Ch 2020 Online4
Eilenberg,J1971Bluebaum,M2619½–½2020D12GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Meier,G2629Svane,R26041–02020E05GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Vogel,R2516Fridman,D2644½–½2020A13GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Paehtz,E2396Keymer,V24760–12020A46GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Engel,L2417Donchenko,A25561–02020B12GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Hausrath,D2540Lubbe,N24470–12020E06GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Schneider,I2508Braun,C24200–12020B06GER-Ch 2020 Online5
Fridman,D2644Hausrath,D25401–02020B22GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Svane,R2604Lubbe,N2447½–½2020A14GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Bluebaum,M2619Vogel,R2516½–½2020E90GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Braun,C2420Eilenberg,J19711–02020A07GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Meier,G2629Paehtz,E23961–02020A04GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Keymer,V2476Engel,L24171–02020D38GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Donchenko,A2556Schneider,I25080–12020D12GER-Ch 2020 Online6
Engel,L2417Meier,G2629½–½2020C10GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Paehtz,E2396Svane,R26041–02020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Schneider,I2508Keymer,V24760–12020D03GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Hausrath,D2540Bluebaum,M26190–12020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Vogel,R2516Braun,C24201–02020B38GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Lubbe,N2447Fridman,D26440–12020C49GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Eilenberg,J1971Donchenko,A25560–12020D05GER-Ch 2020 Online7
Svane,R2604Fridman,D26440–12020A13GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Meier,G2629Schneider,I25081–02020A07GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Bluebaum,M2619Lubbe,N24470–12020D35GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Donchenko,A2556Vogel,R25161–02020C54GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Keymer,V2476Eilenberg,J19711–02020A11GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Paehtz,E2396Engel,L2417½–½2020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Braun,C2420Hausrath,D25401–02020B31GER-Ch 2020 Online8
Fridman,D2644Bluebaum,M26190–12020D11GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Hausrath,D2540Donchenko,A25560–12020A08GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Engel,L2417Svane,R26040–12020B12GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Eilenberg,J1971Meier,G26290–12020D05GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Lubbe,N2447Braun,C2420½–½2020A05GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Vogel,R2516Keymer,V24760–12020E08GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Schneider,I2508Paehtz,E2396½–½2020C01GER-Ch 2020 Online9
Keymer,V2476Hausrath,D25401–02020E62GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Donchenko,A2556Lubbe,N24470–12020E04GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Meier,G2629Vogel,R25160–12020D79GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Paehtz,E2396Eilenberg,J19710–12020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Braun,C2420Fridman,D2644½–½2020C42GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Svane,R2604Bluebaum,M26191–02020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Engel,L2417Schneider,I25081–02020C41GER-Ch 2020 Online10
Lubbe,N2447Keymer,V2476½–½2020D00GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Fridman,D2644Donchenko,A25561–02020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Eilenberg,J1971Engel,L24170–12020D05GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Hausrath,D2540Meier,G2629½–½2020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Vogel,R2516Paehtz,E23961–02020B00GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Bluebaum,M2619Braun,C24201–02020A42GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Schneider,I2508Svane,R26040–12020E14GER-Ch 2020 Online11
Meier,G2629Lubbe,N2447½–½2020A14GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Engel,L2417Vogel,R25161–02020C47GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Keymer,V2476Fridman,D26440–12020D37GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Svane,R2604Braun,C2420½–½2020E62GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Paehtz,E2396Hausrath,D25400–12020A48GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Schneider,I2508Eilenberg,J19711–02020A06GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Donchenko,A2556Bluebaum,M26191–02020D12GER-Ch 2020 Online12
Vogel,R2516Schneider,I25081–02020D13GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Eilenberg,J1971Svane,R26040–12020E14GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Hausrath,D2540Engel,L24171–02020E06GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Fridman,D2644Meier,G2629½–½2020D02GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Lubbe,N2447Paehtz,E23961–02020C03GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Braun,C2420Donchenko,A25561–02020A04GER-Ch 2020 Online13
Bluebaum,M2619Keymer,V24760–12020E52GER-Ch 2020 Online13

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Klaus Besenthal is computer scientist, has followed and still follows the chess scene avidly since 1972 and since then has also regularly played in tournaments.

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