Frederik Svane: "If the preparation goes well, I already have a plan in the evening"

Lately I haven't been happy with my time management and the way I play. That's why I hope to be able to show good chess again. Of course, I also want to prove myself in this year's Chess Olympiad and show that I belong in the national team.

For us as a team the Mitropa Cup is, I think, a kind of preparation for the Chess Olympiad. Of course the goal is to win the tournament as well, we're pretty clear favorites.

When it comes to preparation, I don't have any special secret. I usually rest for an hour or two after the match and then start preparing. If the preparation goes well, I already have a plan for what I'm going to play. In the morning, before the match, I repeat my planning. Besides that, it's important for me to get a lot of sleep and rest to have as much energy as possible for the match.

So far I don't have many tournaments planned. In the next few months I'll be playing a lot in different leagues and later in the year I'll play the Dortmund Open. I might also play the Grenke Open, but that's still up in the air. Usually the tournament schedule is determined during the year.

Training camps are often held in Apolda and I have taken part in some of them. So I'm used to working on chess in Apolda. I hope that these memories will help me to get the best out of myself. I'm really looking forward to the tournament!