6/19/2023 – In the ninth and final round of the Teplice Open, all the encounters on the top five boards ended in draws and that secured clear first place for German GM Frederik Svane (pictured), who had a half-point lead going into Sunday’s round. He scored 7½ points and obtained an Elo gain of 15.8 points, thanks to his 2743 tournament rating performance. Rasmus Svane, the champion’s brother, finished in fourth place with 7 points to his name. | Photo: Official website

6/17/2023 – With five wins in as many games, Frederik Svane had a brilliant start at the traditional open event in Teplice, Czech Republic. It was only in round 6 that the 19-year-old GM, who plays for the Hamburg Chess Club in the Bundesliga, conceded his first draw, against his brother Rasmus. A win over then co-leader Evgeny Romanov left him in the sole lead with two round to go. Three players, including Rasmus, stand a half point behind. | Photo: German Chess Federation

10/18/2022 – After six of eleven rounds, Frederik Svane leads the field in the Junior World Championship. The only German player in the open has the best tiebreak in a group of four players with 5.0/6. | Photo: Tournament page

5/31/2022 – The Hamburg Chess Club hosted a GM tournament and an IM tournament last week. Leon Mendonca from India won the GM tournament. Frederick Svane scored a GM norm — 24 hours later Svane's third and last GM norm in the Bundesliga was also official. In the IM tournament, Brandon Clarke was the clear winner. | Photo: Hugo Schulz, Vasilios Kotronias, Leon Mendonca, Frederik Svane and Frank Bracker (Frank Bracker)

4/6/2021 – The "Kader-Challenge", where ten of the best German players meet over-the-board in Magdeburg, began with a surprise. Frederik Svane (pictured), a FM with a rating of 2421, convincingly outplayed Germany's current number one Matthias Blübaum and took the lead as the four other games all ended in draw. In the women's tournament, Germany's number one women player, Elisabeth Pähtz, fared better than Blübaum and won the first round with Black against Annmarie Mütsch. | Photo: Bernd Vökler (Archive)