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After the first leg of the match ended with a depressing 3.5:0.5 loss for the German players, they were able to strike back on home territory, winning with a 2.5:1.5 margin.
The venue was the Casino Berlin and the games were played in the 37th storey of the Forum Hotel, 120 meters above the famous Alexanderplatz. Christopher Lutz won his first game against Viktor Kortschnoj, and 15-year-old Arkadi Naiditsch was winning against Yannik Pelletier. However the game ended in a draw and so the score was 1.5:0.5 on the first day.
On the second day both games were drawn, so that the final score in Berlin was 2.5:1.5. In the total of both encounters the Swiss are ahead with 5:3 points.
All games were covered live on the Playchess
server, which also hosted a team championship between players from Germany
and Switzerland. Here the Germans were victorious with a final score of 122.5:73.5.
The venue at the top of the Forum Hotel
A view out of the window of the 37th floor
Kortschnoi vs Lutz, 120 meters above the Alexanderplatz
Kortschnoj vs Naiditsch, Pelletier vs Lutz on the second day
Live transmission by Matthias Wüllenweber of ChessBase
The Swiss team with Kortschnoj and Pelletier
GM Uwe Bönsch discusses the games for the public
Chess in relaxed atmosphere in the Casino Berlin
