Schachklub Sparkasse Baden

About Schachklub Sparkasse Baden

Schachklub Sparkasse Baden has existed since 1923 and meets every Thursday from 18:00 for its club evening at the Wirtshaus im Batzenhäusl on Theaterplatz in Baden. The club, with more than 100 members, has been Austrian national champion twice, and its women's team has won the title three times; there is training every Friday for children and teenagers.

The Thursday club evening

The club evening is open to anyone interested, members as well as children and teenagers from training group 3 upwards. Games are played, analysed and practised for championships every Thursday from 18:00 at the Wirtshaus im Batzenhäusl, except on public holidays and in July. At the same time, from 18:00 to 19:00, there is training for ambitious players (group 3, youth and adults) with Günter Rier and Iana Luca. If you simply want to drop by, Thursday is the right day.

Children's and youth training

Training takes place on Fridays in the club room at Pergerstraße 15 (5th floor) in Baden, from September to June, excluding public holidays, bridge days and school holidays:

• Group 1 – chess kids and beginners: Friday 16:00–17:00
• Group 2 – advanced: Friday 17:00–18:30
• Fee: 25 euros per semester for children, teenagers and students under 25, including registration with the chess federation if required

The coaches are Günter Rier, a state-certified B coach, and Iana Luca, a state-certified C coach and Austrian U18 champion 2026. In April 2026 the club received the Jugendgütesiegel (youth quality seal) in platinum from the Österreichischer Schachbund for its youth work.

Becoming a member

The first step is the membership form at schachklub-baden.at/kontakt. For adults there are three fee levels (as of August 2025):

• Bronze, 50 euros a year: playing at the club evening and at internal club activities
• Silver, 90 euros a year: plus registration with the chess federation and participation in championships
• Gold, 150 euros a year: plus all tournaments organised by SK Baden without entry fee, including the Badener Chess Open

Fees are charged in the first quarter; if you join after 1 July, you pay no membership fee for the current year.

Teams and tournaments

In the 2026/27 season the club plays in the 2. Damen-Bundesliga Ost, the NÖ Landesliga, the Industrieviertel-Liga, the 1st and 2nd Klasse of the Industrieviertel and in the cup. Home matches take place on Sundays at 9:00 (Landesliga 10:00) in the Fuhrmannsaal in Tribuswinkel, Kirchenplatz 8; the women play at the Haus des Schachsports in Vienna.

• Saturday, 21 November 2026, 9:30: youth chess rally (U16) and Chess960 tournament for everyone at the Fuhrmannsaal Tribuswinkel
• 30 August to 5 September 2027: 12th Sparkasse Baden Chess Open in the Pfaffstätten community hall, round 1 on 31 August at 18:05

A century of chess in Baden

Among its successes the club counts the national championship titles of 2008 and 2012, the women's national championship titles of 2020, 2021 and 2023, runner-up titles in 1956 and 2009, as well as 18 Lower Austrian state championship titles and six Lower Austrian cup wins. You can get the chronicle "100 Jahre Schachklub Baden" by Hermann Fuhrmann from 2023 from the club for 25 euros.

You can find more offers under Sport in the Baden district and Clubs in the district. More from Baden is under Baden at a glance.

Contact

Schachklub Sparkasse Baden, club address: chairman Manfred Winkelbauer, Boierweg 8, 2514 Traiskirchen, vorstand@schachklub-baden.at. Club evening at the Wirtshaus im Batzenhäusl, Theaterplatz 8, 2500 Baden. Youth training: Günter Rier, guenter.rier@gmx.at. The club does not publish a phone number; for enquiries there is the contact form on schachklub-baden.at.

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.