France – Armenia chess rapid match
Chessdom.com commentator GM Christian Bauer to face the Olympic champions
A difficult and exciting task is ahead of Chessdom.com commentator GM Christian Bauer. He will be part of the team of France that will challenge the Olympic champions from Armenia in a rapid match. The event will take place in Paris 24-25 June, 2009. Both teams put their strongest lineups in this top team event in June.
France
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Joel Lautier, GM Christian Bauer
Armenia
GM Levon Aronian, GM Vladimir Akopian, GM Gabriel Sargissian, GM Tigran L. Petrosian, GM Artashes Minasian
“Armenia is the clear favorite in this match, having a higher ELO average”, shared Christian Bauer. “However, in such events it all comes to team spirit and current form. This kind of event is always nice and welcome, both for the players and the spectators, as rapid games are usually attractive and pleasant to follow. I expect entertaining chess!”
This will be the first event for GM Bauer after the successful campaign in the French Top 16, where he managed to lead his team to a historical fifth place. Right before that competition GM Bauer was commenting live for you the games from Mtel Masters on Chessdom.com.
Go France!