Bundesliga Round 15 - Live!

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4/26/2026 – The 2025/26 Chess Bundesliga season concludes with three rounds in Berlin from 24 to 26 April. SC Viernheim secured overall victory with a round to spare. Baden-Baden and Wolfhagen enter the final round tied for third place. | Follow the action live starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)
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Round 15

The final three rounds of the 2025/26 season of the Bundesliga, scheduled for 24 to 26 April in Berlin, will determine the final standings. Viernheim, who won the league in the 2023/24 season, enter the final weekend as clear leaders. Baden-Baden, in sole second place, enter the closing phase as sixteen-time Bundesliga champions.

The closing rounds are being played at the Willy-Brandt-Haus and feature direct encounters between the three leading teams. Leaders Viernheim are due to face Wolfhagen on Friday and Baden-Baden on Saturday, while Baden-Baden and Wolfhagen will meet in the final round on Sunday.

The starting times of each of the final rounds are as follows (local time):

  • Round 13: Friday, 24 April at 16.00
  • Round 14: Saturday, 25 April at 14.00
  • Round 15: Sunday, 26 April at 10.00

Live games

Standings after round 13

Chess Bundesliga 2025/26

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Pairings

Round 13
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr SG Solingen - Düsseldorfer SK
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr SV Werder Bremen - SK Kirchweyhe
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr SC Viernheim - Sfr. Wolfhagen
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr Hamburger SK - FC St. Pauli
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied - OSG Baden-Baden
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr SF Berlin - USV TU Dresden
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr Schachfreunde Deizisau - MSA Zugzwang
24.04.2026 16:00 Uhr FC Bayern München - SV Deggendorf
Round 14
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr Hamburger SK - FC Bayern München
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr FC St. Pauli - SV Deggendorf
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr OSG Baden-Baden - SC Viernheim
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied - Sfr. Wolfhagen
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr USV TU Dresden - SV Werder Bremen
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr SF Berlin - SK Kirchweyhe
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr Schachfreunde Deizisau - Düsseldorfer SK
25.04.2026 14:00 Uhr MSA Zugzwang - SG Solingen
Round 15
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr FC Bayern München - FC St. Pauli
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr SV Deggendorf - Hamburger SK
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr SC Viernheim - SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr Sfr. Wolfhagen - OSG Baden-Baden
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr SV Werder Bremen - SF Berlin
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr SK Kirchweyhe - USV TU Dresden
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr Düsseldorfer SK - MSA Zugzwang
26.04.2026 10:00 Uhr SG Solingen - Schachfreunde Deizisau

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