Showdown in Baden-Baden
On April 9th and 10th the 14th and 15th round of the Schachbundesliga will be held. The fight for the title will take place in Baden-Baden where the German champion faces its strongest rival, Werder Bremen. As always, you can follow all games live on the internet.The red carpet is rolled out in Baden-Baden. The German champion awaits its toughest rival to fight for the title in the Schachbundesliga. In the 14th round the best German teams meet each other in what is traditionally the top match of the season.Both teams will compete with nearly their strongest line-up. Chess fans can await a hard-fought battle between the two teams, which consists only of players in the top 100 of the world rankings. Theoretically speaking the team of SC Eppingen also has chances to win the title but they will compete in Baden-Baden with a weakened formation. Take a look at the crucial pairings concerning the fight for the title in the highest German chess league:14th round: Saturday, 9th of April 2011, 2pm
| # | OSC Baden-Baden | Rating | Werder Bremen | Rating |
| 1 | Alexei Shirov | 2749 | Pavel Eljanov | 2761 |
| 2 | Peter Svidler | 2731 | Vugar Gashimov | 2719 |
| 3 | Sergei Movsesian | 2723 | Zahar Efimenko | 2683 |
| 4 | Etienne Bacrot | 2716 | Laurent Fressinet | 2718 |
| 5 | Michael Adams | 2728 | Luke McShane | 2683 |
| 6 | Peter Heine Nielsen | 2670 | Alexander Areshchenko | 2664 |
| 7 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2697 | Michael Roiz | 2637 |
| 8 | Arkadij Naiditisch | 2674 | Tomi Nyback | 2635 |
| # | SC Eppingen | Rating | Delmenhorster SK | Rating |
| 1 | Sergei Tiviakov | 2637 | Bartlomiej Heberla | 2534 |
| 2 | Evgeny Postny | 2595 | Tobias Jugelt | 2409 |
| 3 | Arik Braun | 2538 | Markus Lammers | 2395 |
| 4 | Robert Ruck | 2555 | Michal Luch | 2335 |
| 5 | Namig Guliyev | 2510 | Malte Meyer | 2348 |
| 6 | Zoltan Medvegy | 2531 | Florian Mossakowski | 2335 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Pähtz | 2467 | David Höffer | 2259 |
| 8 | Christian Mann | 2444 | Alex Isakson | 1958 |
15th round: Sunday, 10th of April 2011, 10am
| # | Werder Bremen | Rating | SC Eppingen | Rating |
| 1 | Pavel Eljanov | 2761 | Sergei Tiviakov | 2637 |
| 2 | Vugar Gashimov | 2719 | Evgeny Postny | 2595 |
| 3 | Zahar Efimenko | 2683 | Arik Braun | 2538 |
| 4 | Laurent Fressinet | 2718 | Robert Ruck | 2555 |
| 5 | Luke McShane | 2683 | Namig Guliyev | 2510 |
| 6 | Alexander Areshchenko | 2664 | Zoltan Medvegy | 2531 |
| 7 | Michael Roiz | 2637 | Elisabeth Pähtz | 2467 |
| 8 | Tomi Nyback | 2635 | Christian Mann | 2444 |
| # | Delmenhorster SK | Rating | OSG Baden-Baden | Rating |
| 1 | Bartlomiej Heberla | 2534 | Alexei Shirov | 2749 |
| 2 | Tobias Jugelt | 2409 | Peter Svidler | 2731 |
| 3 | Markus Lammers | 2395 | Sergei Movsesian | 2723 |
| 4 | Michal Luch | 2335 | Etienne Bacrot | 2716 |
| 5 | Malte Meyer | 2348 | Michael Adams | 2728 |
| 6 | Florian Mossakowski | 2335 | Peter Heine Nielsen | 2670 |
| 7 | David Höffer | 2259 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2697 |
| 8 | Tobias Sturm | 2037 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 2674 |
The fight against relegation will take place in Hamburg and Aue. The teams of Griesheim, Remagen, Berlin and Aue fight for two remaining places in the Schachbundesliga. Here are the parings in Hamburg and Aue.Playing venue: Kasino der Signal Iduna, Hamburg Saturday, 9th of April, 2 pm, 14th Round Hamburger SK - SG Trier SF Berlin - SV GriesheimSunday, 10th of April, 10 am, 15th Round SG Trier - SF Berlin SV Griesheim - Hamburger SKPlaying venue: Aula der Mittelschule Aue-Zelle, Aue Saturday, 9th of April, 2 pm, 14th Round Nickelhütte Aue - SG Solingen Bayern München - SC RemagenSunday, 10th of April, 10 am, 15th Round SG Solingen - Bayern München SC Remagen - Nickelhütte AueIn the fourth playing venue of the last weekend of the season all teams fight for the prestige achieving the best possible ranking in the table.Playing venue: Haus der Evangelischen Kirche, Essen Saturday, 9th of April, 2 pm, 14th Round SF Katernberg - SK Turm Emsdetten SV Mülheim Nord - SV WattenscheidSunday, 10th of April, 10 am, 15th Round SK Turm Emsdetten - SV Mülheim Nord SV Wattenscheid - SF Katernberg
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 its possible to download all games by one click.Bundesliga | Standings after 13 rounds
| Rnr | Verein | R | + | = | - | MP | BP |
| 1 | OSG Baden-Baden | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 80 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 69 |
| 3 | SC Eppingen | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 67 |
| 4 | SG Solingen | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 61.5 |
| 5 | SV Mülheim Nord | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 55 |
| 6 | SK Turm Emsdetten | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 53.5 |
| 7 | SG Trier | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 53 |
| 8 | SV Wattenscheid 1930 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 51 |
| 9 | Hamburger SK | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 54.5 |
| 10 | SF Katernberg | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 46.5 |
| 11 | SV Griesheim | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 46.5 |
| 12 | SC 1950 Remagen | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 50.5 |
| 13 | SF Berlin 1903 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| 14 | ESV Nickelhütte Aue | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 40.5 |
| 15 | FC Bayern München | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 35.5 |
| 16 | Delmenhorster SK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
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