Germany set for Chess Olympiad in Tromsø
Apr 11, 2014
German national captain GM Dorian Rogozenco has nominated the teams for the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway.
The men’s team will consist of GM Arkadij Naiditsch (Elo 2706), GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Elo 2686), GM Georg Meier (Elo 2636), GM Daniel Fridman (Elo 2616) and GM David Baramidze (Elo 2610).
In the women’s team are IM Elisabeth Pähtz (Elo 2440), WGM Tatjana Melamed (Elo 2389), WGM Zoya Schleining (Elo 2370), WGM Melanie Ohme (Elo 2347) and WGM Sarah Hoolt (Elo 2330).
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is the newcomer in the team, having completed the transfer from the Romanian Chess Federation. Last year Nisipeanu helped the team as a coach. He stated that – “Playing for Germany is a dream that finally comes true! I am very excited”.
Michael Woltmann, Vizepräsident Verbandsentwicklung
Strong team.
USA will be the team to beat if Nakamura plays. All board one players from any nation is no match to Nakamura.