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Vincent Keymer: German Chess Grandmaster

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Vincent Keymer is a Chess Grandmaster from Germany with Elo ratings exceeding 2500 from FIDE, making him one of the best German chess players of all time.

Full Name: Vincent Keymer

Title: Grandmaster (2020)

International Master (2017)

Place of birth: Mainz, Germany

Born: November 15, 2004

Federation: Germany

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    • Vincent Keymer vs. Boris Gelfand – Isle of Man Masters Round 8 – Douglas IMN, October 27, 2018
    • Vincent Keymer vs Georg Meier – GRENKE Chess Classic Round 5 – Karlsruhe GER, April 24, 2019
    • David Navara vs Vincent Keymer – European Championship Round 8 – Reykjavik ISL, September 02, 2021

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World ranking: 44

Rapid: 2542

Blitz: 2585

Classical: 2693

Peak rating: 2693 (September 2022)

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Biography

Vincent Keymer is a chess Grandmaster born November 15, 2004, in Mainz, Germany. Keymer was awarded the grandmaster title in 2020 and the International Master title in 2017. As of September 2022, his Peak rating was 2693, and he had a global Peak ranking of 44 as of September 2022.

The Beginning

Keymer began playing chess at five and became the European champion with the German Under-18 national chess team in 2015 and 2017. In 2016, at 11, Keymer proved his ability with a remarkable runner-up in a tough group at the Vienna Open tournament. Keymer received the third and final norm needed for the title of International Master in July 2017. Keymer has been mentored by Hungary’s Peter Leko, who was once dubbed “the globe’s greatest exciting prodigy.”

Keymer placed fifth in the 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss tournament and competed in the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix in February and March 2022. They finished fourth in Pool C in the first leg with a score of 1.5/6. In the third leg, Keymer shared first place in Pool B with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with 3.5/6 points, ultimately defeating ¼ points in rapid and blitz seedings. With those points, Keymer shared 16th place in the standings.

Notable Achievements

Keymer won the 2022 Prague Chess Festival Challengers with a score of 6.5/9 points after defeating Hans Moke Niemann in a deciding set, advancing to the tournament’s Masters section the following year.

Notable Games

Vincent Keymer vs. Boris Gelfand – Isle of Man Masters Round 8 – Douglas IMN, October 27, 2018

Vincent Keymer vs Georg Meier – GRENKE Chess Classic Round 5 – Karlsruhe GER, April 24, 2019

David Navara vs Vincent Keymer – European Championship Round 8 – Reykjavik ISL, September 02, 2021

Did you enjoy reading about Vincent Keymer? If you did, you might be interesting in reading other player profiles such as Hans Niemann, Bobby Fischer, and Rey Enigma.

References

  1. https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=12940690
  2. https://perlenvombodensee.de/2019/10/20/it-should-have-come-earlier-14-year-old-vincent-keymer-and-the-grandmaster-title
  3. https://www.vincent-keymer.de/index.php?lang=en#vincent
  4. https://www.chess.com/news/view/grenke-mvl-joins-vitiugov-keymer-13-stuns-with-8-9-in-open
  5. http://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2016/47/vincent-keymer-schach-talent-deutschland
  6. http://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2016/47/vincent-keymer-schach-talent-deutschland
  7. https://de.chessbase.com/post/deutschland-ist-u18-mannschaftseuropameister
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