born 1980, was U17 German champion, but he then concentrated more on his professional career and is now a secondary school teacher of maths and physics. An international master (with one grandmaster norm to his credit in 2003), he plays for Emsdetten in the Bundesliga division 1 and was a trainer right from the start of playchess.com. This means that he can point to 9 years of online training experience. This immense experience allows him to well understand the needs and questions of his students.