The Tech Gate, venue of the Austria Schach Bundesliga
Top players include GM Jobava Baadur, GM Andrei Volokitin, GM Csaba Balogh, GM Mateusz Bartel, GM Markus Ragger, GM Zoltan Gyimesi, GM Michael Roiz, GM Igor Kurnosov, GM Jan Gustafsson, GM Luka Lenic, GM Alexander Beliavsky, GM Rainer Buhmann, GM David Baramidze, GM Eduardas Rozentalis, GM Bartosz Socko, etc.
The league consists of twelve teams, three of which will have to relegate to the second league. Match points count first. The season is played throughout three long week-ends. This year´s the league is starting late to fulfill Jenbach´s wish to stage one such week-end, which is only feasible after the end of the skiing season in this Tyrolean town. Thus, the three rounds to be played this Friday to Sunday, 20 to 22 January, are the first of the season.
The Tech Gate, a science and technology park situated next to the Danube in the UNO-City quarter, provides a spectacular setting on its top floor with the games being played in front of Vienna´s night skyline on Friday (transmission starts 4.15 pm CET) and its day skyline on Saturday (transmission from 2.15 pm CET) and Sunday (transmission from 10.15 am). A children´s programme, an exhibition on the history of chess in schools, a fundraiser and a players´ party round up the event.
It may come as a surprise to you, but Vienna hasn´t staged a Bundesliga round since 1997 in spite of the capital being about the only place in Austria where the League can attract a large crowd. Online transmissions go back about ten years, making the Austrian Bundesliga maybe the first league that has been fully transmitted live on the web. A running commentary in German is livestreamed for the first time.
Official website and live transmission at http://live.schachbundesliga.at/
Schach Bundesliga Austria lineups
| 1. SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz (RtgAvg:2476 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Lenic Luka | 2637 | SLO |
| 2 | IM | Sebenik Matej | 2529 | SLO |
| 3 | GM | Okhotnik Vladimir | 2467 | UKR |
| 4 | IM | Gostisa Leon | 2420 | SLO |
| 5 | IM | Diermair Andreas | 2429 | AUT |
| 6 | Novak Pavel | 2370 | CZE | |
| 7 | FM | Schreiner Peter | 2371 | AUT |
| 8 | FM | Kavcic Zan | 2265 | SLO |
| 9 | FM | Perhinig Robert | 2253 | AUT |
| 10 | Tschohl Christof | 2171 | AUT | |
| 11 | Arztmann Wolfgang | 2146 | AUT | |
| 12 | Reiss Georg | 2132 | AUT | |
| 13 | Koefeler Christian | 2028 | AUT | |
| 14 | Pacher Simon | 1936 | AUT | |
| 15 | Tscharnuter Hannes | 2043 | AUT | |
| 16 | Arztmann Nils | 1760 | AUT | |
| 2. SK Sparkasse Jenbach (RtgAvg:2618 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2695 | UKR |
| 2 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2643 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Gyimesi Zoltan | 2652 | HUN |
| 4 | GM | Schlosser Philipp | 2591 | GER |
| 5 | GM | Acs Peter | 2587 | HUN |
| 6 | GM | Bischoff Klaus | 2537 | GER |
| 7 | GM | Boensch Uwe | 2530 | GER |
| 8 | GM | Kindermann Stefan | 2511 | AUT |
| 9 | IM | Lehner Oliver | 2453 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Deglmann Ludwig | 2324 | GER |
| 11 | IM | Reich Thomas | 2388 | GER |
| 12 | GM | Stangl Markus | 2443 | GER |
| 13 | MK | Schnegg Daniel | 2134 | AUT |
| 14 | MK | Hoellrigl Wilfried | 2186 | AUT |
| 15 | WFM | Stangl Anita | 2131 | GER |
| 16 | Schnegg Anna-Lena | 2017 | AUT | |
| 3. SK Advisory Invest Baden (RtgAvg:2645 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2704 | GEO |
| 2 | GM | Balogh Csaba | 2665 | HUN |
| 3 | GM | Socko Bartosz | 2636 | POL |
| 4 | GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2658 | POL |
| 5 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander | 2630 | SLO |
| 6 | GM | Jankovic Alojzije | 2568 | CRO |
| 7 | GM | Ruck Robert | 2579 | HUN |
| 8 | GM | Shengelia David | 2558 | AUT |
| 9 | GM | Siebrecht Sebastian | 2468 | GER |
| 10 | IM | Loeffler Stefan | 2424 | GER |
| 11 | FM | Bawart Markus | 2408 | AUT |
| 12 | IM | Lendwai Reinhard | 2395 | AUT |
| 13 | WGM | Schneider Veronika | 2312 | HUN |
| 14 | Herndlbauer Martin | 2140 | AUT | |
| 15 | Trippold Denise | 1737 | AUT | |
| 16 | Varga Johannes | 1669 | AUT | |
| 4. SpGem. Kufstein Wörgl (RtgAvg:2480 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Kunin Vitaly | 2537 | GER |
| 2 | GM | Hertneck Gerald | 2531 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Teske Henrik | 2550 | GER |
| 4 | GM | Marcelin Cyril | 2477 | FRA |
| 5 | IM | Zelbel Patrick | 2379 | GER |
| 6 | IM | Koepke Christian | 2404 | GER |
| 7 | IM | Halasz Tamas | 2356 | HUN |
| 8 | FM | Bertagnolli Alexander | 2376 | ITA |
| 9 | FM | Berchtenbreiter Maximilian | 2330 | GER |
| 10 | FM | Neuschmied Siegfried | 2308 | AUT |
| 11 | WGM | Levushkina Elena | 2310 | RUS |
| 12 | Maurer Jochen | 2272 | GER | |
| 13 | Rusche Johannes | 2233 | GER | |
| 14 | FM | Pitschka Claus | 2235 | GER |
| 5. SK Zwettl (RtgAvg:2420 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Polak Tomas | 2535 | CZE |
| 2 | GM | Likavsky Tomas | 2486 | SVK |
| 3 | GM | Blatny Pavel | 2396 | CZE |
| 4 | IM | Schroll Gerhard | 2388 | AUT |
| 5 | IM | Pisk Petr | 2385 | CZE |
| 6 | IM | Vyskocil Neklan | 2320 | CZE |
| 7 | FM | Buchnicek Petr | 2330 | CZE |
| 8 | NM | Wagner Stefan | 2156 | AUT |
| 9 | FM | Janetschek Karl | 2259 | AUT |
| 10 | Vykydal Frantisek | 2134 | CZE | |
| 11 | Fiala Vaclav | 2163 | CZE | |
| 12 | Stadler Peter | 2159 | AUT | |
| 13 | Mlynek Petr | 2126 | CZE | |
| 14 | Prager Manfred | 2060 | AUT | |
| 6. SIR Bernhard Glatz (RtgAvg:2471 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | IM | Huschenbeth Niclas | 2510 | GER |
| 2 | GM | Prusikin Michael | 2545 | GER |
| 3 | IM | Bromberger Stefan | 2513 | GER |
| 4 | IM | Drabke Lorenz | 2439 | GER |
| 5 | IM | Feuerstack Aljoscha | 2438 | GER |
| 6 | FM | Geske Julian | 2383 | GER |
| 7 | IM | Pitl Gregory | 2377 | GER |
| 8 | FM | Schramm Christian | 2371 | GER |
| 9 | Sutkovic Damir | 0 | BIH | |
| 10 | FM | Mons Leon | 2311 | GER |
| 11 | Huch Reiner | 2321 | GER | |
| 12 | Durakovic Alman | 2201 | BIH | |
| 13 | Pflug Mathias | 2288 | GER | |
| 14 | Lickleder Andreas | 2241 | GER | |
| 15 | Azad Razik | 2152 | AUT | |
| 16 | Prodinger Johannes | 1627 | AUT | |
| 7. ASVÖ Signum Siebdruck St. Veit/Glan (RtgAvg:2511 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Bosiocic Marin | 2580 | AUT |
| 2 | GM | Prohaszka Peter | 2547 | HUN |
| 3 | GM | Rogic Davor | 2571 | CRO |
| 4 | GM | Ribli Zoltan | 2588 | HUN |
| 5 | IM | Jurkovic Hrvoje | 2412 | CRO |
| 6 | Stefaner Franz | 2209 | AUT | |
| 7 | IM | Hoelzl Franz | 2336 | AUT |
| 8 | IM | Mazi Leon | 2370 | SLO |
| 9 | FM | Kaspret Guido | 2292 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Hebesberger Thomas | 2329 | AUT |
| 11 | FM | Dietmayer-Kraeutler Marco | 2212 | AUT |
| 12 | Salihovic Amar | 2183 | BIH | |
| 13 | Kuess Mario | 2106 | AUT | |
| 14 | Knapp Friedrich | 2035 | AUT | |
| 15 | Di Vora Patrick | 1867 | AUT | |
| 16 | Knapp Andreas | 1616 | AUT | |
| 8. SK Hohenems (RtgAvg:2562 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Baramidze David | 2607 | GER |
| 2 | GM | Rozentalis Eduardas | 2592 | LTU |
| 3 | GM | Braun Arik | 2568 | GER |
| 4 | GM | Naumann Alexander | 2541 | GER |
| 5 | GM | Bindrich Falko | 2542 | GER |
| 6 | GM | Bezold Michael | 2523 | GER |
| 7 | IM | Atlas Valery | 2413 | AUT |
| 8 | IM | Froewis Georg | 2424 | AUT |
| 9 | IM | Novkovic Milan | 2381 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Baldauf Marco | 2374 | GER |
| 11 | FM | Amann Günter | 2360 | AUT |
| 12 | IM | Gaertner Guntram | 2324 | AUT |
| 13 | FM | Atlas Dmitry | 2291 | AUT |
| 14 | Burschowsky Matthias | 2229 | AUT | |
| 15 | Hofer Emilian | 1869 | AUT | |
| 16 | Nussbaumer Leon | 1862 | AUT | |
| 9. ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf (RtgAvg:2509 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Antoniewski Rafal Ing. | 2559 | POL |
| 2 | IM | Kraemer Martin | 2492 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Berczes David | 2560 | HUN |
| 4 | GM | Polzin Rainer | 2460 | GER |
| 5 | IM | Schneider Ilja | 2482 | GER |
| 6 | GM | Kalod Radek | 2500 | CZE |
| 7 | IM | Thiede Lars | 2458 | GER |
| 8 | Abel Dennes | 2427 | GER | |
| 9 | IM | Volkmann Friedrich Karl | 2410 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Schweda Roland | 2447 | AUT |
| 11 | WIM | Kopinits Anna-Christina | 2257 | AUT |
| 12 | FM | Sandhu Mario | 2299 | AUT |
| 13 | NM | Wanderer Thomas | 2223 | AUT |
| 14 | WFM | Exler Veronika | 2123 | AUT |
| 10. SK MPÖ Maria Saal (RtgAvg:2537 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Ragger Markus | 2655 | AUT |
| 2 | GM | Buhmann Rainer | 2617 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Pavasovic Dusko | 2557 | SLO |
| 4 | GM | Bunzmann Dimitrij | 2484 | GER |
| 5 | IM | Schlindwein Rolf | 2412 | GER |
| 6 | FM | Balzar Andreas | 2336 | GER |
| 7 | GM | Tratar Marko | 2499 | SLO |
| 8 | IM | Kreisl Robert | 2406 | AUT |
| 9 | FM | Halvax Georg | 2277 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Schachinger Mario | 2391 | AUT |
| 11 | FM | Hartl Daniel | 2288 | AUT |
| 12 | MK | Ertl Johann | 2274 | AUT |
| 13 | FM | Horvath Gabor | 2269 | HUN |
| 14 | MK | Reschun Sascha | 2244 | AUT |
| 15 | Rieger Robert | 2156 | AUT | |
| 16 | Eichert Wolfgang | 2161 | AUT | |
| 11. ASVÖ Pöchlarn/Mauerbach (RtgAvg:2434 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | IM | Fauland Alexander | 2452 | AUT |
| 2 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2454 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Farago Ivan | 2497 | HUN |
| 4 | IM | Pötsch Hagen | 2408 | GER |
| 5 | FM | Tuncer Ufuk | 2289 | TUR |
| 6 | Graf Felix | 2367 | GER | |
| 7 | GM | Kostic Vladimir | 2424 | SCG |
| 8 | IM | Weinzettl Ernst | 2301 | AUT |
| 9 | FM | Penz Harald | 2349 | AUT |
| 10 | FM | Rumpl Erwin | 2320 | AUT |
| 11 | MK | Loidl Florian | 2192 | AUT |
| 12 | Steinmueller Guenther | 2208 | AUT | |
| 13 | Lammer Stefan | 2099 | AUT | |
| 14 | Gattermayer Robert | 2026 | AUT | |
| 12. SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld (RtgAvg:2579 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Roiz Michael | 2652 | ISR |
| 2 | GM | Kurnosov Igor | 2648 | RUS |
| 3 | GM | Rapport Richard | 2543 | HUN |
| 4 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | 2525 | ISR |
| 5 | GM | Hera Imre | 2558 | HUN |
| 6 | IM | Wach Markus | 2373 | AUT |
| 7 | GM | Pinter Jozsef | 2546 | HUN |
| 8 | IM | Schenk Andreas | 2499 | GER |
| 9 | IM | Poetz Florian | 2419 | AUT |
| 10 | IM | Kuba Guenter | 2384 | AUT |
| 11 | Feher Adam | 2340 | HUN | |
| 12 | FM | Postl Anton | 2270 | AUT |
| 13 | Radnetter Georg | 2269 | AUT | |
| 14 | Rabel Christoph | 2245 | AUT | |
| 15 | Hatzl Stefan | 2162 | AUT | |
