Hagen Poetsch
Poetsch in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1991 Berlin, Germany |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2455 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2531 (February 2020) |
Hagen Poetsch is a German chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In 2013, he shared first place with Alexey Kim, Batuhan Daştan, Stanislav Novikov, Ralf Åkesson, Jonathan Hawkins and Kacper Drozdowski in the 18th Vienna Chess Open.[2]
In April 2018, he won the Capablanca Memorial tournament in Crete with a score of 6.5/10, half a point ahead of runner-up Daniel Fernandez.[3]
In October 2025, he tied for first place with Nico Stelmaszyk, Soham Datar, Martin Heider, and Daniel Kurpriyanov in the Worms Nibelungen Open. He was ranked in fifth place after tiebreak scores.[4]
In November 2025, he tied for first place with Alexander Bagrationi, Anwesh Upadhyaya, Liu Yi, and Lennart Schröder in the Muensterland Open. He was ranked in third place after tiebreak scores.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Seven players share first place in Vienna Chess Open". Chessdom. 2013-08-27. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ Fernandez, Daniel (April 24, 2018). "Praggnanandhaa and Poetsch winners in Crete".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (October 30, 2025). "Nico Stelmaszyk triumphs at 18th Worms Nibelungen Open 2025, Soham Datar second".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (November 11, 2025). "Alexander Bagrationi wins 42nd Muensterland Open 2025, Anwesh Upadhyaya second".