Kornwestheim: Lüdke scores draw against chess grand master Braun!

Kornwestheim: Lüdke scores draw against chess grand master Braun!

On June 30, 2025, an exciting simultaneous chess game took place during the Backnanger street festival in Kornwestheim. Here 30 chess players competed against the renowned Grand Master Arik Braun. Among them was the talented Joshua Lüdke from the chess friends 59, who was able to reach a draw against brown in a gripping game. This event attracted numerous chess lovers and highlighted the chess scene of the region.

Arik Braun, born on February 8, 1988 in Aresing, is a top performer in German. He is currently playing for the SC Viernheim in the Bundesliga and has an impressive number of 2580, which makes him number 13 of the active players in Germany. Braun has already had many successes in his career, including the title of the youth world champion in the U18 class in 2006 and the title of German champion in 2009. With his largest ELO number of 2609, which he reached in February 2020, he is one of the best chess players in his country. Its comprehensive chess career also includes club affiliations on first -class chess clubs, including the SK Hohenems in the Austrian 1. Bundesliga and the Muconsult Apeldoorn in the Dutch Mestern Class. The consolidation of his status as a grand master in 2008 was another milestone in his career.

Details of the game Lüdke against brown

In the game between Joshua Lüdke and Arik Braun, which started with the black stones of Lüdke, Braun immediately showed his strength by quickly winning a couple of runners in the Slavic opening. However, Lüdke was able to take control of the Center field E4, which was important in crucial moments. A short carelessness of Lüdke remained undetected because Braun could not use this opportunity. When Lüdke managed to exchange a runner from brown, the advantage of the runner couple was noticeably neutralized. After further abrasions, the position was equivalent, which ultimately led to the acceptance of the drawing offer through brown.

The draw against a player in his caliber is a significant success for Lüdke, which demonstrates his skills and performance. Schachenthusiasten are already looking forward to further encounters with brown and young talents such as Lüdke, while they are closely followed by the development of the chess scene in Germany.

For further details about Arik Braun and his impressive career, you can visit Wikipedia. You can find the reporting on the chess game on Stuttgarter Nachrichten.