Fabian Doettling (born 4 August 1980) is a German

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Grandmaster (2003).

Biography

In 1995, Fabian Doettling won the German Youth Chess Championship in the U15 age group. In 1996, in

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he won the

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in the U16 age group. In 1998, Fabian Doettling ranked 5th in the

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in the U18 age group. In 2000, 2002 and 2003, Fabian Doettling played for the German team at the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup, which in 2002 he won an individual gold medal and team silver medal, but in 2003 he became a winner in the team competition. In 2001, he shared first place in the

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. In 2003, Fabian Doettling won the International Chess Tournament in Bad Wiessee, but in 2005 he was the first in the International Chess Festival ''Untergrombach Open''. In 2006, he won the International Chess Tournament in

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, as well as the ''Dos Hermanas'' Online Chess Tournament, in which Fabian Doettling defeated

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and Bu Xiangzhi. In German team chess tournaments Fabian Doettling represented the Baden-Baden chess club ''OSC Baden-Baden''. He is a five-time

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winner (2006-2009, 2011) and a triple winner of the German Chess Cup (2007, 2008, 2015). In 2000, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.

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