The new Hamburg champion is Arne Bracker, whom many ChessBase customers know from his work at the ChessBase Support. In nine rounds, Arne Bracker did not lose a single game, leaving Elo favourite Malte Colpe behind. Winning the tournament means that Arne has qualified for the German Championships. | Photo: Christoph Schroeder (4.) - Arne Bracker (1.) . Malte Colpe (3.) - Robin Keyser (2.) (Hamburger Schachverband).
Last week a chess festival took place in Mariánské Lázne (known as Marienbad in German), Czech Republic, as part of the Czech Chess Tour, with two GM tournaments, three IM tournaments and a number of open events. Among the stars of the festival were the winter landscape and the astounding architecture. | Photos: Arne Bracker / Official site