Gerald Hertneck (born 18 September 1963) is a German chess grandmaster.

Born in September 1963, Hertneck won the German U16 Chess Championship in 1980.

[2] He competed for West Germany at the 1985 World Team Chess Championship, scoring 2/5 (+0–1=4).

[5] His peak Elo rating of 2615, set in January 1994, made him the No.

53 ranked German player as of April 2018.