German Grandmaster (2003). Teacher in English and History. European U16 Champion in 1996. German U15 Champion in 1995. Also equal second at the World and European U18 in 1998.
Best results: winner or shared first at the Israeli Open championship 2001, US Open 2001, Untergrombach Open 2003, Bad Wiesee 2003. Also 2nd at the Elekes GM Memorial 2001, and GM at Hockenheim in 2006.
A member of the national team which participated at the Mitropa Cup in 2002 and 2003.
Peak rating: 2590 in 2011. He doesn’t participate in international chess event since 2014.