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{{Short description|German chess grandmaster (born 1965)}}
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==Chess career==
==Chess career==
Born in 1965, Hickl began playing chess at the age of 9, at the Wallrabenstein Chess Club. He won the [[Hessen]] U15 Chess Championship in 1979, and was German U17 Chess Champion in 1981. He competed in the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in 1983, sharing fifth. He earned his [[international master]] title in 1986. At the Holon Open, held from December 1986 to January 1987, he shared first with [[Jacob Murey]], [[Yehuda Gruenfeld]] and [[Gerald Hertneck]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal =British Chess Magazine|volume =107|date= 1987|first =Bernard|last =Cafferty|page =128|title =Holon Open}}</ref> He earned his first [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] (GM) [[Norm (chess)|norm]] at the 1987 Munich zonal, placing second with 10/14 (+6–0=8).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/1987-90.htm|title =The World Chess Championship Zonals 1987-1990 (C14): 2A Munich 1987-01|first =Mark|last =Weeks|date =1990|website =mark-weeks.com}}</ref> This result qualified him for the [[Interzonal]].<ref>{{cite journal|title =Munich|journal =Europe Échecs|author =Staff writer(s)|date =April 1987|page =20}}</ref> He earned his second and third GM norms at tournaments in Tel Aviv, and was awarded the title in 1988. He won the [[German Chess Championship]] in 1998, scoring 6½/9 (+4–0=5).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.teleschach.com/berichte/bremen98.htm|title =Jörg Hickl ist Erster!|website =TeleSchach|first =Hund|last =Gerhard|date =15 November 1998|language =German}}</ref>
Born on 16 April 1965, Hickl began playing chess at the age of 9, at the Wallrabenstein Chess Club. He won the [[Hessen]] U15 Chess Championship in 1979, and was German U17 Chess Champion in 1981. He competed in the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in 1983, sharing fifth. He earned his [[international master]] title in 1986. At the Holon Open, held from December 1986 to January 1987, he shared first with [[Jacob Murey]], [[Yehuda Gruenfeld]] and [[Gerald Hertneck]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal =British Chess Magazine|volume =107|date= 1987|first =Bernard|last =Cafferty|page =128|title =Holon Open}}</ref> He earned his first [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] (GM) [[Norm (chess)|norm]] at the 1987 Munich zonal, placing second with 10/14 (+6–0=8).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/1987-90.htm|title =The World Chess Championship Zonals 1987-1990 (C14): 2A Munich 1987-01|first =Mark|last =Weeks|date =1990|website =mark-weeks.com}}</ref> This result qualified him for the [[Interzonal]].<ref>{{cite journal|title =Munich|journal =Europe Échecs|author =Staff writer(s)|date =April 1987|page =20}}</ref>

He earned his second and third GM norms at tournaments in Tel Aviv, and was awarded the title in 1988. He finished second in the 1988 [[Biel Chess Festival|Biel GM Tournament]], and third in the 1989 [[European Individual Chess Championship]] and 1989 [[Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting]].<ref name=schachreisen>{{cite web|url =http://www.schachreisen.eu/referenten/gm-joerg-hickl/lebenslauf-joerg-hickl|title =Schachlicher Lebenslauf Jörg Hickl und Schachreisenhistorie|website =Schachreisen|author =Staff writer(s)|date =2018|language =German}}</ref> He won the 1991 La Réunion Open.<ref name=chesspedia>{{cite web|url =http://www.thechesspedia.com/hickl-joerg/|title =Hickl Joerg (16.04.1965)|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Chesspedia|date =2017}}</ref> He shared first at the [[Rubinstein Memorial]] in 1993,<ref name=schachreisen/> placing second on tiebreaks. In 1995, he won the Calcutta, Bad Ragaz, Maintal and Seefeld Opens.<ref name=schachreisen/><ref name=chesspedia/> He won the Jakarta GM tournament in 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://indonesiabase.com/bank-bni-gms-jakarta-1996/|title =Bank BNI GMs, Jakarta 1996|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =IndonesiaBase|date =11 August 2014}}</ref> and shared first at the 1997 Reykjavík Hellis International Open with [[Ludger Keitlinghaus]] and [[Jonny Hector]].<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic156.html#5)|website =The Week In Chess |title =156: Hellir International, Reykjavic|date =3 November 1997|first =Mark|last =Crowther}}</ref>

Hickl's most notable result is winning the [[German Chess Championship]] in 1998, scoring 6½/9 (+4–0=5).<ref name=schachreisen/><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.teleschach.com/berichte/bremen98.htm|title =Jörg Hickl ist Erster!|website =TeleSchach|first =Gerhard|last =Hund|date =15 November 1998|language =German}}</ref>


From 1986 to 2002, Hickl competed in six international competitions for West Germany/Germany: four times at the [[Chess Olympiad]] ([[27th Chess Olympiad|1986]], [[28th Chess Olympiad|1988]], [[32nd Chess Olympiad|1996]], [[35th Chess Olympiad|2002]]) and two times at the [[European Team Chess Championship]] (1989, 1992). His overall Olympiad score is 20/35 (+14–9=12),<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/players/q2wy4kyc.html|title =Chess Olympiads: Hickl, Jörg|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref> and his overall European Team Championship score is 10/14 (+7–1=6).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/q2wy4kyc.html|title =European Team Chess Championships: Hickl, Jörg|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref> He was the top performer on the first reserve board, scoring 6/8 (+4–0=4} for a {{chessgloss|performance rating}} of 2612, at the 1992 European Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/1992e/1992in.html|title =10th European Team Chess Championship: Debrecen 1992|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref>
From 1986 to 2002, Hickl competed in six international competitions for West Germany/Germany: four times at the [[Chess Olympiad]] ([[27th Chess Olympiad|1986]], [[28th Chess Olympiad|1988]], [[32nd Chess Olympiad|1996]], [[35th Chess Olympiad|2002]]) and two times at the [[European Team Chess Championship]] (1989, 1992). His overall Olympiad score is 20/35 (+14–9=12),<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/players/q2wy4kyc.html|title =Chess Olympiads: Hickl, Jörg|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref> and his overall European Team Championship score is 10/14 (+7–1=6).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/q2wy4kyc.html|title =European Team Chess Championships: Hickl, Jörg|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref> He was the top performer on the first reserve board, scoring 6/8 (+4–0=4} for a {{chessgloss|performance rating}} of 2612, at the 1992 European Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpbase.org/1992e/1992in.html|title =10th European Team Chess Championship: Debrecen 1992|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =OlimpBase|date =2003}}</ref>

==Books==
*''The Power of Pawns: Chess Structure Fundamentals for Post-Beginners'', 2016
*''Play 1...d6 Against Everything: A Compact and Ready-To-Use Black Repertoire for Club Players'', 2017


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 10 July 2024

Jörg Hickl
Jörg Hickl, 2005
CountryGermany
Born16 April 1965 (1965-04-16) (age 59)
Wiesbaden, West Germany
TitleGrandmaster (1988)
FIDE rating2545 (December 2024)
Peak rating2605 (October 2002)
Peak rankingNo. 67 (July 1996)

Jörg Hickl (born 16 April 1965) is a German chess grandmaster. He was German Chess Champion in 1998.

Chess career

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Born on 16 April 1965, Hickl began playing chess at the age of 9, at the Wallrabenstein Chess Club. He won the Hessen U15 Chess Championship in 1979, and was German U17 Chess Champion in 1981. He competed in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1983, sharing fifth. He earned his international master title in 1986. At the Holon Open, held from December 1986 to January 1987, he shared first with Jacob Murey, Yehuda Gruenfeld and Gerald Hertneck.[1] He earned his first grandmaster (GM) norm at the 1987 Munich zonal, placing second with 10/14 (+6–0=8).[2] This result qualified him for the Interzonal.[3]

He earned his second and third GM norms at tournaments in Tel Aviv, and was awarded the title in 1988. He finished second in the 1988 Biel GM Tournament, and third in the 1989 European Individual Chess Championship and 1989 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting.[4] He won the 1991 La Réunion Open.[5] He shared first at the Rubinstein Memorial in 1993,[4] placing second on tiebreaks. In 1995, he won the Calcutta, Bad Ragaz, Maintal and Seefeld Opens.[4][5] He won the Jakarta GM tournament in 1996,[6] and shared first at the 1997 Reykjavík Hellis International Open with Ludger Keitlinghaus and Jonny Hector.[7]

Hickl's most notable result is winning the German Chess Championship in 1998, scoring 6½/9 (+4–0=5).[4][8]

From 1986 to 2002, Hickl competed in six international competitions for West Germany/Germany: four times at the Chess Olympiad (1986, 1988, 1996, 2002) and two times at the European Team Chess Championship (1989, 1992). His overall Olympiad score is 20/35 (+14–9=12),[9] and his overall European Team Championship score is 10/14 (+7–1=6).[10] He was the top performer on the first reserve board, scoring 6/8 (+4–0=4} for a performance rating of 2612, at the 1992 European Team Championship.[11]

Books

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  • The Power of Pawns: Chess Structure Fundamentals for Post-Beginners, 2016
  • Play 1...d6 Against Everything: A Compact and Ready-To-Use Black Repertoire for Club Players, 2017

References

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  1. ^ Cafferty, Bernard (1987). "Holon Open". British Chess Magazine. 107: 128.
  2. ^ Weeks, Mark (1990). "The World Chess Championship Zonals 1987-1990 (C14): 2A Munich 1987-01". mark-weeks.com.
  3. ^ Staff writer(s) (April 1987). "Munich". Europe Échecs: 20.
  4. ^ a b c d Staff writer(s) (2018). "Schachlicher Lebenslauf Jörg Hickl und Schachreisenhistorie". Schachreisen (in German).
  5. ^ a b Staff writer(s) (2017). "Hickl Joerg (16.04.1965)". Chesspedia.
  6. ^ Staff writer(s) (11 August 2014). "Bank BNI GMs, Jakarta 1996". IndonesiaBase.
  7. ^ Crowther, Mark (3 November 1997). "156: Hellir International, Reykjavic". The Week In Chess.
  8. ^ Hund, Gerhard (15 November 1998). "Jörg Hickl ist Erster!". TeleSchach (in German).
  9. ^ Staff writer(s) (2003). "Chess Olympiads: Hickl, Jörg". OlimpBase.
  10. ^ Staff writer(s) (2003). "European Team Chess Championships: Hickl, Jörg". OlimpBase.
  11. ^ Staff writer(s) (2003). "10th European Team Chess Championship: Debrecen 1992". OlimpBase.
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