OSG Baden-Baden German team champion 2009/10

The 2009/10 German "Schachbundesliga" season ended with a victory for Baden-Baden, the team with the most stellar members (Anand, Carlsen, Svidler, Shirov, Bacrot, Movsesian, Adams, Naiditsch, etc.). They ended a point ahead of Werder Bremen and two above Solingen. It was the fifth consecutive title for Baden. The next season begins in October 2010. Final report.

OSG Baden-Baden German champion 2009/10

The decisive final rounds of the 2009/10 German "Schachbundesliga" season took place on April 10th and 11th in Baden-Baden and Bremen. In Bremen Werder Bremen faced SG Solingen, and in Baden-Baden it is OSG Baden-Baden vs SV Mülheim Nord. Both teams, Baden-Baden and Solingen, were tied at twelve wins and one loss, with 24 match points each. Bremen was a point behind.

The final rounds of a thrilling and very hard-fought season saw OSG Baden-Baden take the German team championship. The outcome was decided in round 14, when the four best teams played each other. Baden-Baden won against Mülheim with a 4.5:3.5 score, and Bremen was able to beat Solingen by 5.5:2.5. The last round was a mere formality for Baden-Baden as they beat Katernberg 7:1. It was the fifth consecutive title in the highest German chess league for the best team of the last years, which is sponsored by GrenkeLeasing AG. 

The winning team – eagle eyes will recognise Naiditsch, Vallejo, Adams, Nisipeanu,
Bacrot, Gustafsson, Schlösser, Grenke, Dautov, Shirov, Zanner and Noppes.

Anand, Viswanathan Carlsen, Magnus Svidler, Peter Shirov, Alexei Bacrot, Etienne Movsesian, Sergei Adams, Michael , Arkadij Pons, Francisco Nielsen, Peter-Heine Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter Caruana, Fabiano Gustafsson, Jan Dautov, Rustem Doettling, Fabian Schlosser, Philipp Dinger, Florian Hager, Joshua Aarasch

The fight against relegation was as exciting as the fight for the championship. SF Berlin saved the day with a 4:4 against their toughest rival Bayern Munich in the last round. Munich, Heidelberg, Erfurt and the second team from Berlin, SK König Tegel, are relegated to the second division.

The season 2009/10 was a big success for the Schachbundesliga. On every playing weekend an average of 15,000 chess fans followed the live coverage on the Internet. For the season 2010/11, which starts in October 2010, the Schachbundesliga is planning further novelties in order to increase the attraction for all chess lovers.

Final standings

Rnk	Team	Rds	+	=	–	TP	BP
1	OSG Baden-Baden	15	14	0	1	28	87.5
2	Werder Bremen	15	12	3	0	27	78.5
3	SG Solingen	15	13	0	2	26	75
4	SV Mülheim Nord	15	8	5	2	21	71
5	Hamburger SK	15	8	1	6	17	64
6	SC Eppingen	15	7	2	6	16	64.5
7	SK Turm Emsdetten	15	8	0	7	16	63
8	SV Wattenscheid 1930	15	7	2	6	16	61
9	SC 1950 Remagen	15	7	1	7	15	61.5
10	SG Trier	15	7	0	8	14	58.5
11	SF Katernberg	15	6	1	8	13	50.5
12	SF Berlin 1903	15	2	5	8	9	54.5
13	FC Bayern München	15	2	4	9	8	49.5
14	Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim	15	0	7	8	7	43
15	Erfurter SK	15	0	4	11	4	38
16	SK König Tegel	15	0	3	12	3	40

The winning team OSG Baden-Baden

Brd	Player	Rtng	Title	Pts	Gms	Score
1	Anand, Viswanathan	2788	GM	1.5	2	75%
2	Carlsen, Magnus	2772	GM	0	0	0%
3	Svidler, Peter	2741	GM	2.5	5	50%
4	Shirov, Alexei	2730	GM	7	10	70%
5	Bacrot, Etienne	2709	GM	10	13	77%
6	Movsesian, Sergei	2711	GM	6.5	9	72%
7	Adams, Michael	2682	GM	5	8	63%
8	Naiditsch, Arkadij	2685	GM	9	13	69%
9	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	2696	GM	6.5	9	72%
10	Nielsen, Peter-Heine	2687	GM	6.5	9	72%
11	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	2664	GM	6.5	8	81%
12	Caruana, Fabiano	2662	GM	2	2	100%
13	Gustafsson, Jan	2622	GM	10	13	77%
14	Dautov, Rustem	2596	GM	7.5	9	83%
15	Doettling, Fabian	2571	GM	0	0	0%
16	Schlosser, Philipp	2555	GM	7	10	70%
17	Dinger, Florian	2359	FM	0	0	0%
18	Hager, Joshua Aarasch	2235	-	0	0	0%

OSG Baden-Baden: Alexei Shirov, rated 2730, scored 70% in ten games

OSG Baden-Baden: Arkadij Naiditsch, 2685, scored 69% in 13 games

OSG Baden-Baden: Etienne Bacrot, 2709, scored 77% in 13 games

OSG Baden-Baden: Michael Adams, 2682, scored 63% in eight games

OSG Baden-Baden: Jan Gustafsson, 2622, scored 77% in 13 games

Mühlheim Nord: Maxime Vachier-Legrave: 2718, scored 55% in 11 games

Mühlheim Nord: Daniel Fridman, 2661, scored 73% in 15 games

SF Karternberg: Klaus Bischoff, 2561, scored 40% in 15 games

SF Karternberg: Sarah Hoolt, one of the few women in the Bundesliga, 2225, 25% in four games

Links

• Official Bundesliga site (English version)
• All games of the 2009/2010 BL season in zipped PGN

Article Source: Chessbase

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