There is also curiosity about when "he" will start the season. This refers to Magnus Carlsen of St. Pauli, who could meet Baden-Baden and the hosts in Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied. Absent will be Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave, Firouzja and Caruana, who will be playing in São Paulo, Brazil, at the Grand Chess Tour Finals (from Sunday).
Games start on Saturday at 14:00 and on Sunday at 10:00.
The games will be broadcast with a 15-minute delay.
Live games
Individual matches
Düsseldorfer SK - FC Bayern München
SG Solingen - SV Deggendorf
SV Werder Bremen - MSA Zugzwang
SK Kirchweyhe - Schachfreunde Deizisau
USV TU Dresden - SC Viernheim
SF Berlin - Sfr. Wolfhagen
Hamburger SK - OSG Baden-Baden
FC St. Pauli - SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied
Live Streams
FC St. Pauli has or had also planned a live stream, but it is not yet online. The stream will be linked here when available.
Live commentary with GM Ilja Zaragatski, Angelika "Chessborn" Valkova and guests (including the players themselves).
Fixtures for the weekend
Host: SV Deggendorf
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 SV Deggendorf - Düsseldorfer SK
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 FC Bayern Munich - SG Solingen
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 Düsseldorfer SK - FC Bayern Munich
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 SG Solingen - SV Deggendorf
Host: Schachfreunde Deizisau
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 Schachfreunde Deizisau - SV Werder Bremen
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 MSA Zugzwang - SK Kirchweyhe
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 SV Werder Bremen - MSA Zugzwang
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 SK Kirchweyhe - Schachfreunde Deizisau
Host: Sfr. Wolfhagen
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 Sfr. Wolfhagen - USV TU Dresden
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 SC Viernheim - SF Berlin
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 USV TU Dresden - SC Viernheim
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 SF Berlin - Sfr. Wolfhagen
Host: SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied - Hamburger SK
Sat 27.09.25 14:00 OSG Baden-Baden - FC St. Pauli
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 Hamburger SK - OSG Baden-Baden
Sun 28.09.25 10:00 FC St. Pauli - SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied
