4th and 5th round of the Schachbundesliga

4th and 5th round of the Schachbundesliga

At 19th and 20th of November the 4th and 5th round of the Schachbundesliga will take place. Take a look at the pairings at the venues Hockenheim, Dortmund, Solingen and Berlin-Tegel.

The top match of the weekend will take place in Solingen where the host will meet the German champion of the last six years, OSG Baden-Baden. Baden-Baden lost one match at the beginning of the season against Mülheim and is willing not to allow any further surprises.

Playing venue: Stadtsparkasse Solingen, Kölner Str. 72, 42651 Solingen

4th round: Saturday, 19th of November 2011, 2pm
SG Solingen – OSG Baden-Baden
SC Remagen – SG Trier

5th round: Sunday, 20th of November 2011, 10 am
OSG Baden-Baden – SC Remagen
SG Trier – SG Solingen

One of the best players in the history of chess will attend the matches in Hockenheim. Anatoli Karpov is a member of the host team and will be present during the 4th and 5th round. The matches will take place at the Hockenheim-Ring where normally motorsport events are organized. All four teams are considered to be of nearly equal strength, so that close fights can be expected.

Playing venue: Baden-Württemberg-Center am Hockenheim Ring, Am Motodrom 1, 68766 Hockenheim

4th round: Saturday, 19th of November 2011, 2pm
SV Hockenheim – SV Mülheim Nord
SC Eppingen – SF Katernberg

5th round: Sunday, 20th of November 2011, 10 am
SV Mülheim Nord – SC Eppingen
SF Katernberg – SV Hockenheim

In Dortmund the most interesting match will take place on Sunday. Wattenscheid – top of the table after three rounds – encounters Werder Bremen.

Playing venue: TuS Eintracht 1848/95 Korporation zu Dortmund, Viktor-Toyka-Str. 6, 44137 Dortmund

4th round: Saturday, 19th of November 2011, 2pm
SC Hansa Dortmund – SV Werder Bremen
SV Wattenscheid – SK Turm Emsdetten

5th round: Sunday, 20th of November 2011, 10 am
SV Werder Bremen – SV Wattenscheid
SK Turm Emsdetten – SC Hansa Dortmund

In Berlin all four teams are considered to fight this season against relegation. In this regard every encounter is of high importance.

Playing venue: Hotel am Borsigturm, Am Borsigturm 1, 13307 Berlin

4th round: Saturday, 19th of November 2011, 2pm
SK König Tegel – Hamburger SK
USV TU Dresden – SF Berlin

5th round: Sunday, 20th of November 2011, 10 am
Hamburger SK – USV TU Dresden
SF Berlin – SK König Tegel

Live coverage:
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Standings after three rounds
Ranking Team Points
1. SV Wattenscheid 6
2. SG Solingen 5
3. OSG Baden-Baden 4
4. SF Berlin 4
5. Werder Bremen 4
6. SC Eppingen 4
7. SF Katernberg 4
8. SV 1930 Hockenheim 3
9. Mülheim Nord 3
10. SK König Tegel 3
11. Turm Emsdetten 3
12. USV TU Dresden 2
13. SG Trier 1
14. SC Hansa Dortmund 1
15. Hamburger SK 1
16. SC Remagen 0