Chess






My Chess Career and Selected Results

Extremely grateful for the opportunity to play on Board 1 in the Schachbundesliga in the Season 2019/2021 and 2021/22 and in Championship Tournament 2019/2020 with my club Aachener SV.  I scored 8/27 (+1, =14, -12) against a 2640+ average. Now back to second league with Aachener SV and First Belgian League with KSK Rochade Eupen-Kelmis.  Follow my games on my YouTube Channel.

Highest Fide Rating (Classical): 2500; Current Fide Rating: See here

2015: Participation in the World Blitz and Rapid Championship

2007: Shared 4th Place at Ordix Open Mainz with 9/11

2004: Awarded the Title "International Master"; Member of the German National Team in Mitropa Cup

2003/04: Membership of the Sports Group of the German Army; International Master

2000: Shared 13th World Youth Individual Under 18, Silver Medal with the German Team at European Youth Championship Under 18

Some Annotated Games

Follow my games on my YouTube Channel (active) or my German YouTube (inactive). For live games, see my Twitch Channel (inactive). Some highlights on other sources:

Seel-Heberla, 2. Bundesliga, 2016/17 (In German, Third Game on the Site)

Seel-Sulskis, 2. Bundesliga, 2013/14 (In German)

Seel-Volokitin, Mainz Ordix Open (Rapid), 2007 (In German)

Seel-Berelowitsch, Bundesliga, 2007/08 (In Catalan/Spanish)

Vallejo Pons-Seel, Bundesliga, 2005/06 (In German)

My Chess Book

German Version: Geheimwaffe Philidor; buy from the publisher or on Amazon

Free Sample from the Book in German

English: The Philidor: A Secret Weapon; buy from the publisher or on Amazon

Chess Websites

www.chess24.com (All-in-One: Content, News, Broadcasts, Playing)

www.lichess.com (Great Place to Play Chess Online)

www.schach.com (News, In German)

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Seel_(Schachspieler) (In German :-))

http://asv-1856.de/ (Website of my Current Club, In German)

http://www.sgniederkassel.de/ (Website of my Home Club, In German)

Favorite Chess Books

Rowson (2000): The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Gambit Books 

Rowson (2007): Chess for Zebras, Gambit Books