Matthias Wahls
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| Matthias Wahls | |
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 Matthias Wahls during a workshop in 2020 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | January 25, 1968 Hamburg, Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (1989) |
| FIDE rating | 2520 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2609 (January 1999) |
Matthias Wahls (born January 25, 1968) is a German chess grandmaster and chess instructor.
Career[edit]
Wahls began his career in chess through the SK Union Eimsbuettel, a chess club in Hamburg. Beginning in 1985, he played for Hamburger SK in the first division, and became the German Youth Chess Champion. Wahls was recognized by FIDE as an International Master in 1988 and later achieved the title of Grandmaster in 1989.[1]
Wahls represented Germany in the 1990 and 1992 Chess Olympiads and went on to win the 1996 and 1997 German Chess Championships.[2] In 1998, Wahls qualified for the FIDE World Chess Championship, which was held a year later in Las Vegas. There, he defeated Altin Cela of Albania in the first round by 1½ – ½ but was defeated in the second round by Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk scoring 0 – 2.
In the latter part of the 1990s, Wahls began conducting chess seminars, focusing primarily on openings. Wahls also published a book titled "The Modern Scandinavian: Themes, Structures & Plans in an Increasingly Popular Chess Opening" in 1997 and created a course on the Scandinavian Defense[3] opening.
Wahls' Elo rating remained unchanged at 2543 from July 2006 to October 2022, as he played no Elo-eligible matches. He has since dropped to 2533.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "The chess games of Matthias Wahls". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Matthias Wahls". shop.chessbase.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Wahls, Matthias; Müller, Karsten; Langrock, Hannes (April 16, 2011). The Modern Scandinavian: Themes, Structures & Plans in an Increasingly Popular Chess Opening. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-344-1.
- ^ "Wahls, Matthias". International Chess Federation. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Literature by and about Matthias Wahls in the German National Library catalogue
- Matthias Wahls rating card at FIDE
- Official account on chess.com
- Matthias Wahls' official website
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