The 2012 German Championship was a nine-round Swiss which lasted from March 2nd to 10 in the eastern German city of Osterberg. It was played at 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move from the start.
The venue in the southern German city of Osterberg
One round before the end the two seeds, Daniel Fridman (2653) and Igor Khenkin (2632) were in the lead, with 6.5/8, a full point ahead of the rest of the field. Kenkin drew his final round game, played with the black pieces, against Jens Kotainy, rated 2392. Fridman had White against Julian Jorczik, rated 2391, and played the following plucky game:
With this decisive full point on his account Daniel Fridman (above), the Latvian born GM, became German Champion 2012. Fridman has lived in this country since 1999 and won the Championship once before, in 2008. Behind the winner we find, naturally, Igor Khenkin, and then, a full point later, three players, Sebastian Siebrecht, Rene Stern, and Jens Kotainy, at 6.90/9. Fridman's performance was 2705, Khenkin's 2657, and the other three in the lower 2500s. The drawing average in this event was a low 34.9%, with White winning 51.9% and Black 30.7% of the games. Here are the final scores of all participants:
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