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The German national chess team last won a silver medal in the open class at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul in 2000. Since then, the team has not won a medal at this tournament.
The German national chess team won a medal at the Chess Olympiad for the first time in 26 years. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, national coach Jan Gustafsson's team surprisingly secured bronze. Gold went to hosts Uzbekistan, while defending champions India took silver.
Compared to the Olympics two years ago, Germany gained 14 places in the overall ranking. While Vincent Keymer and the brothers Frederik and Rasmus Svane each played a draw in the last round, Matthias Blübaum won against Jorden van Foreest from the Netherlands with 2.5 to 1.5 and thus delivered the decisive victory.
During the tournament, Germany even beat gold medalists Uzbekistan. »We have had a strong team for several years. It was time for there to be a strong Olympics,” Blühbaum told Chess.com after the tournament. "I'm proud of everyone," said coach Gustafsson about his four-man team.
The German team last won silver in the open class at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul in 2000. At that time, Grandmaster Robert Hübner, among others, was part of the team.
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The German national chess team surprisingly won the bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. With a 2.5:1.5 win against the Netherlands, Vincent Keymer's team secured third place.

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