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Schachbundesliga German League 2011-12 (4-5)
Schachbundesliga Rounds 4-5 19th-20th November
Georgios Souleidis - Friday 18th November 2011
Schachbundesliga German League 2011-12. | http://www.schachbundesliga.de
The 4th and 5th round of the Schachbundesliga take place 19th-20th November 2011. There are matches at the venues Hockenheim, Dortmund, Solingen and Berlin-Tegel. The top match of the weekend will take place in Solingen where the hosts 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 Muelheim and is surely not looking for any further surprises.
Playing venue: Stadtsparkasse Solingen, Koelner 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. Anatoly 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 organised. All four teams are considered to be of nearly equal strength, so close fights can be expected.
Playing venue: Baden-Wuerttemberg-Center am Hockenheim Ring, Am Motodrom 1, 68766 Hockenheim
| 4th round: Saturday, 19th of November 2011, 2pm | ||
|---|---|---|
| SV Hockenheim | - | SV Muelheim Nord |
| SC Eppingen | - | SF Katernberg |
| 5th round: Sunday, 20th of November 2011, 10 am | ||
| SV Muelheim Nord | - | SC Eppingen |
| SF Katernberg | - | SV Hockenheim |
It is in Dortmund that potentially 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 be fighting relegation this season. 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 Koenig 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 Koenig Tegel |
Live coverage: All matches of the Schachbundesliga are covered live by the official Liveportal. All games are analyzed by one of the strongest engines in the world - Houdini 2.0.
| 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 | Muelheim Nord | 3 |
| 10 | SK Koenig 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 |
