€29.90
An ideal start for Frederik Svane
The 16-year old Frederik Svane, the younger brother of the better known German Grandmaster Rasmus Svane, is still a FIDE-Master, and with a rating of 2421 he is currently not even among the top 100 in Germany. Therefore, it is no wonder that Svane initially was not in the line-up for the Kader-Challenge . But when Vincent Keymer was invited to join Team Polgar in the Julius Baer Chess Challenge that will start on Thursday, and had to withdraw from the Kader -tournament, Svane was invited to play in Magdeburg as a last minute replacement.
After all, he is considered to be one of the greatest German talents, and in December 2020 he surprisingly won the World Online Junior Championship U16.
The Polgar Challenge for young stars kicks off Thursday chessbase.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chessbase.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Average rating: 2520
Each team not only has a captain, but three coaches who will help the players over the course of the 5-month tour.
Surya Ganguly
6-time Indian Champion
Surya Ganguly has worked on Team Anand for World Chess Championship matches and should have some invaluable advice for his players. You can see him at the end of this short clip from the first pre-tour meeting with the players and coaches.
He’ll get to give advice to two young Indian prodigies,
Gukesh, who at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days became the second youngest chess grandmaster in history (just days slower than Sergey Karjakin), and
The new Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour chessbase.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chessbase.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.