GM Hans-Joachim Hecht
Hans-Joachim Hecht, often known as Hajo, is a German Grandmaster who won the West German national championship twice. Rated 2525, he has been a fixture of German chess and favors lines in the Ruy Lopez and the Nimzo-Indian Defence.

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