Jörg Hickl (born 16 April 1965) is a German chess grandmaster.

At the Holon Open, held from December 1986 to January 1987, he shared first with Jacob Murey, Yehuda Gruenfeld and Gerald Hertneck.

[3] He earned his second and third GM norms at tournaments in Tel Aviv, and was awarded the title in 1988.

[4][5] He won the Jakarta GM tournament in 1996,[6] and shared first at the 1997 Reykjavík Hellis International Open with Ludger Keitlinghaus and Jonny Hector.

[7] Hickl's most notable result is winning the German Chess Championship in 1998, scoring 6½/9 (+4–0=5).