At a rapid tournament in the 2024/25 season, I had one of those runs you remember: game after game held together, until the field thinned and the pairings got spicier. The first time I went down was against an International Master (IM) — a fair reminder of how sharp rapid chess gets when title …

In spring 2024 I played in the Grenke Chess Open, one of the largest classical open tournaments in Europe, held in Karlsruhe, Germany. Long time controls, a huge field, and rounds against motivated opponents from many countries make it a great benchmark if you want serious tournament practice beside …

On 21 June 2022, Markant Services International GmbH (MSI) visited the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Schaad. Together with Jens Heiderich (Head of the IT Performance Centre), I had the opportunity to speak to around thirty students from the sessions of Prof. …