The princes of Samarkand

The success of the German national team has something to do with Thuringia. The foundations were laid almost 20 years ago, when national youth coach Bernd Vökler entered a youth team as Germany’s second squad at the Chess Olympiad in Dresden. The “Princes’ Group” was born. Axel Eger reported for the Thüringer Allgemeine. | Photo: German Chess Federation