Romanian-born chess grandmaster wins 2017 German Championship

Romanian-born chess grandmaster Liviu–Dieter Nisipeanu has won the 2017 edition of the German Championship. Nisipeanu, who now represents USV TU Dresden, won the championship with seven out of nine possible points, reports local Agerpres. The competition brought together 40 of the best chess players in Germany. Liviu–Dieter Nisipeanu was born in Brasov, Romania, in 1976. He started playing chess at the age of 7 and, in 2005, he achieved his greatest performance: he won the gold medal at the European Championship held in Poland. This great achievement brought him on the 15th place in the world, his highest position to date. Nisipeanu was Romania's top-ranked player until he transferred to the German federation in 2014. Irina Marica, irina.marica@romania-insider.com