The Romanian Chess Federation announced legendary grandmaster, coach and the winner of the Olympic gold with Uzbekistan, Ivan Sokolov, as a new captain of the Men’s National Team.
Ivan Sokolov signed the 4-year contract supported by Superbet. “My main goal is to win a medal at the Olympiad- the brighter the better! And to win the medal at the European teams championships – again the brighter the better!“, said Sokolov.
The complete announcement by the Romanian Chess Federation can be found on the federation’s Facebook page.
📢 @GMSokolovIvan will be the new captain of the men's Romanian chess team! 🇷🇴 „With the Romanian national team my objective is to win a lot of medals (the higher and the shinier, the better)". A big welcome to our team!
