German Olympiad squad nominated
Friday, 11 July, national head coach Uwe Bönsch announced the nominees for the four Olympiad teams. On the national team Open will play the only A-squad players…
Arkadij Naiditsch, the current German Champion Daniel Fridman, and Jan Gustafsson. The team is completed by Igor Khenkin and B-cadre player David Baramidze.
Female A-squad player Elisabeth Pähtz, Marta Michna and Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska lead on the women’s team. Melanie Ohme and Sarah Hoolt supplement the team. Another B-squad player, Manuela Mader, receives a spot in the Youth Olympiad team.
On the female Youth Olympiad team are furthermore: Judith Fuchs (C-cadre), Maria Schöne (C), Anna Endress (DC) and Hanna-Marie Klek (DC).
For the Youth Olympiad team Open were chosen Georg Meier, Arik Braun and Falko Bindrich as well as Sebastian Bogner and Niclas Huschenbeth.