Georg Meier (born August 26, 1987) is a German grandmaster of

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. He competed in the

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. In December 2009, Meier tied for 1st–4th places with

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and

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in the 19th Magistral

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Tournament. In 2014, he shared second place with

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in the

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, which was won by

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. Meier won the main Grandmaster tournament at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in

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, ahead of Ukrainian

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. In team events, he played for Germany in the

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and Mitropa Cup. His team won the gold medal in the 2011 European Team Championship in

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, Greece. Since the season 2013/14, Georg Meier plays for the team OSG Baden-Baden in the chess Bundesliga. Citing

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issues with another chess player inside the

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, Meier announced that he would leave the federation and play for

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instead. The change-over became official on Nov 1, 2021.

References

External links

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Interview with Georg Meier at Chessdom.com
1987 births Living people Chess grandmasters German chess players Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games competitors for Germany Maccabiah Games gold medalists Maccabiah Games medalists in chess Jewish chess players Sportspeople from Trier {{Germany-chess-bio-stub