German GM Matthias Bluebaum shared his thoughts on the German national team for the 46th Chess Olympiad. Bluebaum says he will most likely play on the team, and notes the performance of his compatriots.

Matthias Bluebaum

Matthias Bluebaum

German GM

“What about the Olympiad this year? First of all, I’m not 100% sure I’m going to play it. Because the Top-3 German players, according to June rankings, qualify. And I still have time to ruin my rating…

I guess most likely I’ll be on the team. But we have players like Vincent Keymer — who is an absolute top German player — we have Frederik Svane and Alexander Donchenko who both played very well at the World Cup 2025.

We have a very good team, which is still more or less quite young. And I’m already the oldest one on the team…

So, we’ll see!”

The Chess Olympiad is a prestigious international tournament where national teams compete. The event is held every two years and organized by FIDE. German GM Matthias Bluebaum (2695) has participated in the Chess Olympiad 4 times: in 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE