GM Matthias Bluebaum
Full name
Matthias Bluebaum
Born
Apr 18, 1997
(age 28)
Place of birth
Lemgo, Germany
Federation
Germany
Bio
Matthias Bluebaum is a German grandmaster, two-time European Champion, and the 2020 German Chess Champion. Earlier in his career, he had several top-10 finishes in major tournaments, including the 2011 German U18 Chess Championship, 2011 World U14 Chess Championship, 2014 World U18 Chess Championship, and the 2015 World Junior Chess Championship. In the 2015 European Youth Team Chess Championship, he went undefeated on board one to help Germany win gold.
Bluebaum won the European Individual Championship in 2022 and again in 2025. He is the only two-time winner of the EIC as of 2025.
Also in 2025, Bluebaum finished in second place at the FIDE Grand Swiss. As a result, he qualified for the first Candidates Tournament of his career.
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