The Austrian Schach Bundesliga, with 69 GMs and 140 titled players , is one of the top club events in Europe. GM Volokitin, GM Jobava, GM Melkumyan, GM Bauer, GM Ragger, GM Socko, GM Balogh, GM Rapport, GM Lenic, and GM Baramidze are just a few of the jewels participating in the Austrian Bundelsiga.
After seven rounds SK Sparkasse Jenbach is leading the race with perfect 14 match points – seven victories, zero draws, and zero defeats. Second place in the current standings is for SK Advisory Invest Baden with 11 MP, while third is SK MPÖ Maria Saal is third with 10 MP.
With four rounds remaining the race for the medals will be a heated one. You can follow the latest news and the Austrian Bundesliga live games at the official website.
More about SK Sparkasse Jenbach
The current leader of the Austrian Bundesliga, SK Sparkasse Jenbach, is the second seeded team of the competition. It has average ELO of 2608 and is composed of GM Andrei Volokitin, GM Christian Bauer, GM Robert Markus, GM Philipp Schlosser, GM Peter Acs, GM Uwe Bonch, GM Klaus Bischoff, and IM Oliver Lehner. Surprisingly, current top scorer of the team are the last board IM Oliver Lehner with 5,0/6 and also GM Philipp Schlosser with 5,5/7.
SK Sparkasse Jenbach has reached the perfect 7,0/7 match points with very solid and effective play. 43% of the individual encounters are wins, 47% of the games played are draws, with just 10% draws.
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Austrian Bundesliga table and standings
| Round 1 on 2012/11/02 at 16.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | SK Advisory Invest Baden | ½ | : | 5½ |
| 2 | SK Zwettl | SK Husek Wien | 3 | : | 3 |
| 3 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 5 | SK Absam | SK Hohenems | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 6 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | Club 7 Ansfelden | 6 | : | 0 |
| Round 2 on 2012/11/03 at 14.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | Club 7 Ansfelden | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 2 | SK Hohenems | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | 3 | : | 3 |
| 3 | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | SK Absam | 5 | : | 1 |
| 4 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 5 | SK Husek Wien | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | 2 | : | 4 |
| 6 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | SK Zwettl | 3 | : | 3 |
| Round 3 on 2012/11/04 at 10.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Zwettl | SK Advisory Invest Baden | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 2 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | 4 | : | 2 |
| 3 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | SK Husek Wien | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | SK Absam | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | 3 | : | 3 |
| 5 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 6 | Club 7 Ansfelden | SK Hohenems | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| Round 4 on 2013/01/17 at 16.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | SK Hohenems | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 2 | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | Club 7 Ansfelden | 3 | : | 3 |
| 3 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | 1 | : | 5 |
| 4 | SK Husek Wien | SK Absam | 3 | : | 3 |
| 5 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 6 | SK Zwettl | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | 3 | : | 3 |
| Round 5 on 2013/01/18 at 14.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | SK Advisory Invest Baden | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 2 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | SK Zwettl | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 3 | SK Absam | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 4 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | SK Husek Wien | 2 | : | 4 |
| 5 | Club 7 Ansfelden | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | 2 | : | 4 |
| 6 | SK Hohenems | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| Round 6 on 2013/01/19 at 14.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | 3 | : | 3 |
| 2 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | SK Hohenems | 4 | : | 2 |
| 3 | SK Husek Wien | Club 7 Ansfelden | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 4 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | 2 | : | 4 |
| 5 | SK Zwettl | SK Absam | 4 | : | 2 |
| 6 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | 1 | : | 5 |
| Round 7 on 2013/01/20 at 10.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | SK Advisory Invest Baden | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 2 | SK Absam | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 3 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | SK Zwettl | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | Club 7 Ansfelden | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | 2 | : | 4 |
| 5 | SK Hohenems | SK Husek Wien | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 6 | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| Round 8 on 2013/03/21 at 16.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | : | ||
| 2 | SK Husek Wien | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | : | ||
| 3 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | SK Hohenems | : | ||
| 4 | SK Zwettl | Club 7 Ansfelden | : | ||
| 5 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | : | ||
| 6 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | SK Absam | : | ||
| Round 9 on 2013/03/22 at 14.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Absam | SK Advisory Invest Baden | : | ||
| 2 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | : | ||
| 3 | Club 7 Ansfelden | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | : | ||
| 4 | SK Hohenems | SK Zwettl | : | ||
| 5 | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | : | ||
| 6 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | SK Husek Wien | : | ||
| Round 10 on 2013/03/23 at 14.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | SK Husek Wien | : | ||
| 2 | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | : | ||
| 3 | SK Zwettl | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | : | ||
| 4 | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | SK Hohenems | : | ||
| 5 | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | Club 7 Ansfelden | : | ||
| 6 | SK Absam | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | : | ||
| Round 11 on 2013/03/24 at 10.00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz | SK Advisory Invest Baden | : | ||
| 2 | Club 7 Ansfelden | SK Absam | : | ||
| 3 | SK Hohenems | SK Sparkasse Jenbach | : | ||
| 4 | SK MPÖ Maria Saal | ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit | : | ||
| 5 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | SK Zwettl | : | ||
| 6 | SK Husek Wien | SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld | : | ||
