Arne Bracker News Today

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