Baden-Baden Are German Champions
An exciting final weekend of fierce competition in the Schachbundesliga ended with Baden-Baden taking the title.
In the penultimate round the Baden-Baden team defeated Mulheim 4.5-3.5 thanks to wins from Arkadij Naiditch (pictured) and Rustem Dautov. Then they crushed Keternberg 7-1 in the final round to finish in style.
The Baden-Baden team for the final two rounds were Shirov, Bacrot, Adams, Naiditsch, Vallejo Pons, Nisipeanu, Gustafsson and Dautov.
The final standings in the 2009/10 season:
| Team |
W | D | L | MP | |
| 1 | OSG Baden-Baden | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | SG Solingen | 13 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | SV Muelheim Nord | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Hamburger SK | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | SC Eppingen | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | SK Turm Emsdetten | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | SV Wattenscheid 1930 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | SC 1950 Remagen | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | SG Trier | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | SF Katernberg | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | SF Berlin 1903 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | FC Bayern Muenchen | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Erfurter SK | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | SK Koenig Tegel | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
The Baden-Baden team receive their trophy (picture from the official site)
All games from the season are available at the official website. The three decisive games from the Baden-Baden v Mulheim clash are below.
