Bönsch Uwe (15.10.1958)

German Grandmaster (1986). FIDE Senior trainer (2004), Champion of East Germany in 1985. A member of the German Senior team which won the World Team Championship in 2016.

Best results: Leipzig 1986, 1-2^nd; Halle 1981, 1-2^nd; Budapest 1982, 1^st; Olomouc 1982, 1-2^nd; Eger 1985 , 1^st; Budapest 1986, 1^st; Portoroz-Ljubljana 1987, 1-2^nd; Polanica-Zdroj 1987, 1^st; Budapest Open, 1^st; Berlin Summer 1989, 1^st;  Linz 1990, 1^st; Herzliya 1993, 1^st ; Augsburg 1993, 1^st; Bad Worishofen 1995, 1^st.

Between 1997 and 2013 he was coaching the national team then he became Executive Director of the German chess federation.

Peak rating: 2575 in 1988.