Aside from his professional chess career, Tischbierek is also the editor and publisher of the chess magazine "KARL", which has been around since 1997. In addition, he has authored a number of chess books. As an author, he is best known for his books on the World Chess Championship matches, which were told from the perspective of the winners.
He has also ventured into politics as a member of the political party Left Party (Die Linke), running unsuccessfully for the Mayor of Kreuzberg in 2006.