German Schachbundesliga 2011/12 - OSG Baden-Baden a Win Away from 7th Title

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Hello everyone,

The final rounds of the Schachbundesliga season 2011/12 will take place on April 14 and 15 2012. OSG Baden-Baden awaits at home the teams of Eppingen and Hockenheim and needs only one win to secure the 7th title in a row.

The crucial match will take place on Saturday against Eppingen. This team is aiming at the 3rd place and the qualification for the European Club Cup, so a hard-fought battle is about to happen between these two teams. There is still some hope for the teams König Tegel, USV TU Dresden and Hansa Dortmund. They all need to win both matches in order to keep their chances alive.

The pairings and the venues of the last Schachbundesliga weekend 2011/12 are as follows:

Playing venue: Kulturhaus LA8, Lichtentaler Allee 8, 76530 Baden-Baden

14th round: Saturday, 14th of April 2012, 2pm
OSG Baden-Baden – SC Eppingen
SG Trier – SV Hockenheim

15th round: Sunday, 15th of April 2012, 10 am
SC Eppingen – SG Trier
SV Hockenheim – OSG Baden-Baden

Playing venue: Sparkasse Mülheim, Berliner Platz 1, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr

14th round: Saturday, 14th of April 2012, 2pm
SV Mülheim Nord – SG Solingen
SF Katernberg – SC Remagen

15th round: Sunday, 15th of April 2012, 10 am
SG Solingen – SF Katernberg
SC Remagen – SV Mülheim Nord

Playing venue: Festsaal des Westfälischen Industriebklubs, Markt 6-8, 44137 Dortmund

14th round: Saturday, 14th of April 2012, 2pm
Hansa Dortmund – Hamburger SK
SV Wattenscheid – SF Berlin

15th round: Sunday, 15th of April 2012, 10 am
Hamburger SK – SV Wattenscheid
SF Berlin – Hansa Dortmund

Playing venue: Hotel am Borsigturm, Am Borsigturm 1, 13307 Berlin

14th round: Saturday, 14th of April 2012, 2pm
SK König Tegel – Werder Bremen
USV TU Dresden – SK Turm Emsdetten

15th round: Sunday, 15th of April 2012, 10 am
Werder Bremen – USV TU Dresden
SK Turm Emsdetten – SK König Tegel

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Standings after round 13:
1. OSG Baden-Baden 24
2. Werder Bremen 21
3. SC Eppingen 20
4. SG Solingen 19
5. SF Katernberg 15
6. SV Wattenscheid 14
7. SV 1930 Hockenheim 14
8. SG Trier 13
9. SF Berlin 13
10. Mülheim Nord 12
11. Turm Emsdetten 10
12. Hamburger SK 10
13. SK König Tegel 7
14. USV TU Dresden 6
15. SC Hansa Dortmund 6
16. SC Remagen 4

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