3rd and 4th round of the 2013/14 Schachbundesliga season

At the 23rd and 24th of November the 3rd and 4th round of the Schachbundesliga take place. Enclosed you find all informations about the matches at the playing venues Solingen, Mülheim, Hamburg and Baden-Baden.
The top match of the weekend takes place in Solingen. The host team awaits Eppingen in a match peppered with elite grandmasters.

Playing venue Solingen

3rd round: Saturday, 23th of November 2013, 2pm
SG Solingen – SC Eppingen
SG Trier – Bayern München

4th round: Sunday, 24th of November 2013, 10 am
SC Eppingen – SG Trier
Bayern München – SG Solingen

The runner-up of the last season Mülheim awaits at home the teams from Emsdetten, Katernberg and Wattenscheid. All squads are full of strong titled players, so some very tense fights can be expected.

Playing venue Mülheim

3rd round: Saturday, 23th of November 2013, 2pm
SV Mülheim Nord – SK Turm Emsdetten
SV Wattenscheid – SF Katernberg

4th round: Sunday, 24th of November 2013, 10 am
SK Turm Emsdetten – SV Wattenscheid
SF Katernberg – SV Mülheim Nord

In Hamburg the host and Bremen are odds-on favourite against the two teams of Berlin, which fight against relegation.

Playing venue Hamburg

3rd round: Saturday, 23th of November 2013, 2pm
Hamburger SK – SF Berlin
Werder Bremen – SK König Tegel

4th round: Sunday, 24th of November 2013, 10 am
SF Berlin – Werder Bremen
SK König Tegel – Hamburger SK

The German champion, OSG Baden-Baden, awaits at home the teams of Griesheim and Viernheim. Both of these squads are fighting against relegation, so any other result apart from a win for Baden-Baden would be a miracle.

Playing venue Baden-Baden

3rd round: Saturday, 23th of November 2013, 2pm
OSG Baden-Baden – SV Griesheim
SV Hockenheim – SC Viernheim

4th round: Sunday, 24th of November 2013, 10 am
SV Griesheim – SV Hockenheim
SC Viernheim – OSG Baden-Baden

Live coverage:
All games of the Schachbundesliga are covered live via our Liveportal.

Further information:
– Time control: Fischer long, 100 minutes/40 moves + 50 minutes/20 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds per move
– Default time: max. 30 minutes
– Delay of the games as precaution against electronic cheating

All teams and players of the Schachbundesliga

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