interests and work besides physics and IT
mathematics
![Euler equation](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/euler-300x169.jpg)
education
![kid](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kid-300x172.jpg)
private interests
![chess position smothered mate](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2459-300x169.jpg)
- my ratings
- FIDE ELO: 1995 (05.2024)
- best ELO this century so far: 2070 (05.2011)
- Schachbund DWZ: 1903 (05.2024)
- best DWZ this century so far: 1980 (Aachen 05.2001)
- my participation in tournaments
- best DWZ performance so far was 2256 (Landesliga Nord BSV 2018/19)
- recent success: club champion 2018/19 in chess club SF Neureut
- greatest success: finished 16th rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen EM U20 1991
- chess training links and hints
- active member of club SC uBu
- passive member of club SF Neureut
- my own chess blog “s(ch)achlich”
https://www.schachlich.de
exchange
![](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sven-Hermann_Börsenspiel_marked-233x300.jpg)
creative work
“ships”
Giraffe
mushrooms
poppy
- drawing etc. (like this self portrait 2015)
![self portrait 2015](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sven_self_portrait_2015_ws-300x169.jpg)
blogging and webpages
- operating the chess blog “s(ch)achlich”
![](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_7534_bw-300x169.jpg)
https://www.schachlich.de
- technical design of photo blog about Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)
Maastricht
https://www.miemestreech.nl
- contributing to blog of chess club SC uBu
- technics and design of other webpages
nederlands
![Flag Of The Netherlands](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FlagOfTheNetherlands-300x200.png)
parlour games
![Connect Four](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/connect_four-300x121.png)
- advanced player of “Die Siedler von Catan” (finished 15th rank in First German Championship 1998)
!["Die Siedler" DM 1998](https://www.it-s-hermann.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/siedler_DM_98-300x169.jpg)