9/28/2025 – The Chess Bundesliga kicks off this weekend with the new season. The venues are Deggendorf, Deizisau, Wolfhagen and Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied. Reigning champions, Düsseldorfer SK - without their top players following the withdrawal of their sponsor - together with their travel partner Solingen, face an initial test against Deggendorf and Bayern Munich. | Follow the action live starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)
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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.
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
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
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Renowned for its solidity and strategic soundness, it has been a cornerstone of the repertoires of elite grandmasters including Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who relied on it successfully in the Candidates Tournament.
The Benko Gambit is back at the very highest level - and it's easy to see why. Black sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative on the queenside, obtaining long-lasting pressure, active pieces and open files that make life difficult for White.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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