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Schachbundesliga 2010-11 (12-13)
Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Rounds 12 and 13
Georgios Souleidis - Friday 18th March 2011
Alexei Shirov is top board for defending champions Baden Baden. Photo © | http://www.schachbundesliga.de
The penultimate weekend of the Schachbundesliga takes place Saturday and Sunday 19th-20th March 2011. Georgios Souleidis previews.
First class event in Muelheim
At 19th and 20th of March the 12th and 13th round of the Schachbundesliga will take place. Take a look at the pairings at the venues Muelheim, Delmenhorst, Muenchen and Emsdetten.
By Georgios Souleidis
The top match of the weekend will take place in Muelheim. The host awaits the star ensemble from Baden-Baden. The German champion will compete with eight Top100 players. Obviously Baden-Baden doesn´t want to jeopardize the sixth straight championship. The matches in Muelheim will be held in a wonderful location. The Museum of Modern Art invites all chess fans to visit the matches and an exhibition devoted to our beloved game.
Playing venue: Kunstmuseum Muelheim, Synagogenplatz 1, 45468 Muelheim an der Ruhr
12th round: Saturday, 19th of March 2011, 2pm
| Bd | SV Muelheim Nord | OSG Baden-Baden | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Fridman | 2645 | Alexei Shirov | 2749 |
| 2 | Vladimir Potkin | 2630 | Peter Svidler | 2731 |
| 3 | Pavel Tregubov | 2598 | Sergei Movsesian | 2723 |
| 4 | Konstantin Landa | 2611 | Etienne Bacrot | 2716 |
| 5 | Vitali Golod | 2591 | Michael Adams | 2728 |
| 6 | Alexander Berelowitsch | 2574 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2697 |
| 7 | Daniel Hausrath | 2537 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 2674 |
| 8 | Michael Feygin | 2526 | Jan Gustafsson | 2646 |
| Bd | SF Katernberg | SC Eppingen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Chuchelov | 2565 | Ferenc Berkes | 2678 |
| 2 | Klaus Bischoff | 2553 | Sergei Tiviakov | 2637 |
| 3 | Igor Glek | 2467 | Evgeny Postny | 2595 |
| 4 | Ilja Zaragatski | 2490 | Zoltan Gyimesi | 2595 |
| 5 | Robert Ris | 2416 | Peter Acs | 2601 |
| 6 | Sebastian Siebrecht | 2421 | Arik Braun | 2538 |
| 7 | Christian Scholz | 2387 | Robert Ruck | 2555 |
| 8 | Bernd Rosen | 2353 | Zoltan Medvegy | 2531 |
13th round: Sunday, 20th of March 2011,
10am
| Bd | OSG Baden-Baden | SF Katernberg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Shirov | 2749 | Vladimir Chuchelov | 2565 |
| 2 | Peter Svidler | 2731 | Klaus Bischoff | 2553 |
| 3 | Sergei Movsesian | 2723 | Igor Glek | 2467 |
| 4 | Etienne Bacrot | 2716 | Ilja Zaragatski | 2490 |
| 5 | Michael Adams | 2728 | Robert Ris | 2416 |
| 6 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2697 | Sebastian Siebrecht | 2421 |
| 7 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 2674 | Christian Scholz | 2387 |
| 8 | Jan Gustafsson | 2646 | Bernd Rosen | 2353 |
| Bd | SC Eppingen | SV Muelheim Nord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferenc Berkes | 2678 | Daniel Fridman | 2645 |
| 2 | Sergei Tiviakov | 2637 | Vladimir Potkin | 2630 |
| 3 | Evgeny Postny | 2595 | Pavel Tregubov | 2598 |
| 4 | Zoltan Gyimesi | 2595 | Konstantin Landa | 2611 |
| 5 | Peter Acs | 2601 | Vitali Golod | 2591 |
| 6 | Arik Braun | 2538 | Alexander Berelowitsch | 2574 |
| 7 | Robert Ruck | 2555 | Daniel Hausrath | 2537 |
| 8 | Zoltan Medvegy | 2531 | Mihail Saltaev | 2483 |
The second top match of the weekend will take place in Delmenhorst. Bremen faces on Sunday the strong team of Solingen. The strongest contender of Baden-Baden has to win in order to keep the chances alive to win the German championship.
Playing venue: Berufsgenossenschaft fuer Gesundheit und Wohlfahrtspflege, Fischstr. 31, 27749 Delmenhorst
12th round: Saturday, 19th of March 2011, 2pm
Delmenhorster SK - SG Solingen
Werder Bremen - SC Remagen
13th round: Sunday, 20th of March 2011,
10am
SG Solingen - Werder Bremen
SC Remagen - Delmenhorster SK
In Munich there is a totally different situation. Three teams are playing against relegation so many nerve-wracking games can be awaited.
Playing venue: Wilhelm-Hauenstein-Gymnasium, Elektrastr. 61, 81925 Muenchen
12th round: Saturday, 19th of March 2011,
2pm
Bayern Muenchen - SG Trier
Nickelhuette Aue - SV Griesheim
13th round: Sunday, 20th of March 2011,
10am
SG Trier - Nickelhuette Aue
SV Griesheim - Bayern Muenchen
In Emsdetten most of the teams are in a safe position in the table.
Only Berlin has to fight against relegation and under these
circumstances it is the team to watch out this weekend.
Playing venue: Verbundsparkasse Emsdetten, Kirchstr. 30-34, 48282 Emsdetten
12th round: Saturday, 19th of March 2011,
2pm
SK Turm Emsdetten - Hamburger SK
SV Wattenscheid - SF Berlin
13th round: Sunday, 20th of March 2011,
10am
Hamburger SK - SV Wattenscheid
SF Berlin - SK Turm Emsdetten
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Standings after 11 rounds
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | OSG Baden-Baden | 21 |
| 2. | Werder Bremen | 19 |
| 3. | SC Eppingen | 19 |
| 4. | SG Solingen | 18 |
| 5. | Muelheim Nord | 16 |
| 6. | SF Katernberg | 12 |
| 7. | Hamburger SK | 11 |
| 8. | SV Wattenscheid | 11 |
| 9. | Turm Emsdetten | 11 |
| 10. | SG Trier | 10 |
| 11. | SC Remagen | 6 |
| 12. | SF Berlin | 6 |
| 13. | SV Griesheim | 6 |
| 14. | Nickelhuette Aue | 6 |
| 15. | Bayern Muenchen | 4 |
| 16. | Delmenhorster SK | 0 |
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