Schachbundesliga Rounds 3 and 4

Schachbundesliga Rounds 3 and 4
Top matches and fight against relegation

From 12th to 14th of November three preponed matches of the 7th round and the regular matches of the 3rd and 4th round of the Schachbundesliga will take place. The playing venues are Eppingen, Berlin, Solingen and Griesheim. All pairings and information are presented in the following article.

OSG Baden-Baden will play in Eppingen where it faces the host and the teams of Western Germany SV Wattenscheid and SK Turm Emsdetten. The German Champion is odds-on favourite in all matches. As in the past the Schachbundesliga presents the line-ups from the venue where Baden-Baden is playing in advance.

Playing venue Eppingen:

7th round: Friday, 12th of November 2010, 4pm*
SC Eppingen – OSG Baden-Baden

3rd round: Saturday, 13th of November 2010, 2pm
SC Eppingen – SK Turm Emsdetten
OSG Baden-Baden – SV Wattenscheid

4th round: Sunday, 14th of November 2010, 10am
SK Turm Emsdetten – OSG Baden-Baden
SV Wattenscheid – SC Eppingen

At the playing venue Solingen some top matches will take place. The host is one of the teams expected to end at the top half of the table at the end of the season. With Mülheim and Katernberg two teams will be present, who started perfect in the season with two wins.

Playing venue Solingen:

3rd round: Saturday, 13th of November 2010, 2pm
SG Solingen – SV Mülheim Nord
SC Remagen – SF Katernberg

4th round: Sunday, 14th of November 2010, 10am
SV Mülheim Nord – SC Remagen
SF Katernberg – SG Solingen

At the playing venue Berlin three teams will face each other, who fight against relegation. Some nerve-wracking matches can be expected.

Playing venue Berlin:

7th round: Friday, 12th of November 2010, 4pm*
SF Berlin – Hamburger SK

3rd round: Saturday, 13th of November 2010, 2pm
SF Berlin – FC Bayern München
Hamburger SK – ESV Nickelhütte Aue

4th round: Sunday, 14th of November 2010, 10am
FC Bayern München – Hamburger SK
ESV Nickelhütte Aue – SF Berlin

At the playing venue Griesheim the league leader Werder Bremen will face the teams of Griesheim and Trier. Bremen is highly favoured in these matches. The rest of the teams will try to secure some points in their fight against relegation.

Playing venue Griesheim:

7th round: Friday, 12th of November 2010, 4pm*
SV Griesheim – SG Trier

3rd round: Saturday, 13th of November 2010, 2pm
SV Griesheim – Werder Bremen
SG Trier – Delmenhorster SK

4th round: Sunday, 14th of November 2010, 10am
Werder Bremen – SG Trier
Delmenhorster SK – SV Griesheim

Live coverage:

All games of the Schachbundesliga are covered live in the internet. This season the games are presented within a new live portal. Its possible to follow any game just by one click and all games are analyzed by one of the strongest engines in the world – Rybka 4. Also it’s possible to register for a chat and to communicate with other users. Also it’s possible to download all games by one click.

*In the 7th round the matches between the travel partners take place. This round is played throughout the first half of the season.

Article by Georgios Souleidis