GMGeorg Meier

Georg Meier was born in Trier, Germany, in 1987. He became an international master in 2006 and a grandmaster in 2007. At the 2009 World Cup, he defeated Tigran L. Petrosian before losing to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Later that year, he shared first at the Magistral Pamplona tournament. He represented Germany at Olympiads, World Team Championships, European Team Championships and the Mitropa Cup.

Meier helped Germany win the 2011 European Team Championship in Porto Carras. In 2014, he shared second with Peter Leko at Dortmund, behind Fabiano Caruana. He won the main grandmaster tournament at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem. In November 2021, he began representing Uruguay. At the 2023 World Cup, he defeated Bernardo Roselli before losing to Jaime Santos Latasa. He is married to fellow chess player Inna Agrest.