Last encounters before winter break

Besides the super events in Nanjing and Elista, this weekend also the eighth and ninth round, and the last two encounters of the seventh round take place in the "Schachbundesliga". Again, the highest chess division in Germany offers from Friday to Sunday all in all 144 games which will be covered live on the internet.

The superior leader Baden-Baden plays in Eppingen and is clear favourite against Kreuzberg (a district of Berlin) and Dresden. The probably most interesting encounter will take place in Tegernsee where the hometeam will meet Bremen. The strongest competitor of Baden-Baden is M?ɬºlheim who faces Katernberg (a district of Essen), Hamburg and Berlin. M?ɬºlheim has the most successful player in his squad so far: Russian grandmaster Konstantin Landa with 5,5 out of 6 and a performance of 2985. After the ninth round the Schachbundesliga makes a winter break until the end of January 2009.

All games will be covered live in the internet, at the Bundesliga-website.

Playing venue Bad Wiessee (Tegernsee): Friday, 12th of December, 4 pm (7th round) TV Tegernsee - Bayern M?ɬºnchen Saturday, 13th of December, 2 pm (8th round) TV Tegernsee - Werder Bremen Bayern M?ɬºnchen - SK Turm Emsdetten Sunday, 14th of December, 10 am (9th round) Werder Bremen - Bayern M?ɬºnchen SK Turm Emsdetten - TV Tegernsee

Playing venue Wattenscheid: Saturday, 13th of December, 2 pm (8th round) SV Wattenscheid - SC Remagen Aljechin Solingen - SG Turm Trier Sunday, 14th of December, 10 am (9th round) SC Remagen - Aljechin Solingen SG Turm Trier - SV Wattenscheid

Playing venue Essen: Friday, 12th of December, 4 pm (7th round) SF Katernberg - SV M?ɬºlheim Nord Saturday, 13th of December, 2 pm (8th round) SF Katernberg - SF Berlin SV M?ɬºlheim Nord - Hamburger SK Sunday, 14th of December, 10 am (9th round) SF Berlin - SV M?ɬºlheim Nord Hamburger SK - SF Katernberg

Playing venue Eppingen: Saturday, 13th of December, 2 pm (8th round) SC Eppingen - SC Kreuzberg OSG Baden-Baden - USV TU Dresden Sunday, 14th of December, 10 am (9th round) SC Kreuzberg - OSG Baden-Baden USV TU Dresden - SC Eppingen