Karsten Schulz (chess player)

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Karsten Schulz (2008)
Association GermanyGermany Germany
Born April 21, 1962
title FIDE Master (1992)
Current  Elo rating 2294 (April 2020)
Best Elo rating 2384 (July 2009 to February 2010)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Karsten Schulz (born  April 21, 1962 ) is a German chess player . He has held the title of FIDE Master since 1992 . He reached his highest Elo rating in July 2009 with 2384.

From 1987 to 1989 he won the GDR championship in rapid chess three times in a row and in 2001 with the Dähne Cup the German Cup individual championship. At the 87th  German Championships in Lübeck in October 2016 , he finished third. In May 2019 he became German senior blitz master in the 50+ group in Radebeul .

In addition, he was individual champion of Brandenburg in 1994, 1995, 2001 and 2002 and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2011, 2016 and 2018 . In the seasons 1991/1992 (SC Göggingen Augsburg), 1992/1993 (SK 1908 Göggingen), 2011/2012 (SC Neukloster) and 2015/2016 (SF Schwerin) he played for various clubs in the 2nd Bundesliga .

The State Chess Federation of Brandenburg awarded him the Silver Badge of Honor in 2001.

Elo development

Web links

Commons : Karsten Schulz  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FIDE Chess Profile: Schulz, Karsten (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  2. ↑ Chess-DB - Karsten Schulz (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  3. ^ German Chess Federation - Chronicle: German individual rapid chess championships (section "GDR championships") (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  4. ↑ German Chess Federation - Chronicle: German Chess Cup Championship (Dähne-Pokal) (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  5. ↑ German Chess Federation - Chronicle: German Individual Championship 2016 (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  6. ↑ 24th German Senior Blitz Individual Championship 2019 (last accessed on May 3, 2019)
  7. ↑ Archives of the Brandenburg State Chess Federation 1990 to 2010 (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  8. ↑ State Chess Association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: State individual championships for men and women (last accessed on May 1, 2018)
  9. ↑ Honor roll of the Brandenburg State Chess Federation (last accessed on October 31, 2016)
  10. ↑ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: fide.com (period since 2001), olimpbase.org (period 1971 to 2001)
personal data
SURNAME Schulz, Karsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess player
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1962