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.
Live games
Individual matches
Baden-Baden – St. Pauli
Viernheim – Berlin
Deizisau – Werder Bremen
Dresden – Wolfhagen
Solingen – Bayern Munich
Zugzwang Munich – Kirchweyhe
Hamburger SK – Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied
Deggendorf – Düsseldorf
Live Streams
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
