The invitation came by email in the club’s usual tone of command (“Everyone get there, and early!”), and just before seven in the evening, around 60 St. Paulians actually gathered in the clubhouse at Millerntor to celebrate the promotion of their top team to celebrate in the Bundesliga.
A camera team from NDR appeared specifically and staged a televised march of the gladiators with the players and claqueurs, based on the motto “No more second league!” The fans sing “Olé olé olé olé / Super Hamburg / Sankt Pauli” at the top of their lungs. Then sounds Song 2 from Blur – the stadium hit that follows every St. Pauli goal – and seven or eight heroes of board sports walk through the line of the cheering crowd – or however you want to reduce the size of the crowd.
With 150 players, FC St. Pauli is the second largest chess club in Hamburg after the Hamburger Schachklub, but undoubtedly the one with the biggest name, because St. Pauli is known all over the world. Even in New York you should be able to watch St. Pauli games in a bar, i.e. football. The chess from Millerntor will soon be broadcast on the Internet, as has been the case in the German Chess League for years. Then the rooks, cheered on by battle buffs on the screens, can storm over the sidelines, and even queens, who enjoy great respect among chess masters, are allowed onto the field.
Where will the money come from?
On Sunday last week, the team led by amateurs Aljoscha Feuerstack and Benedict Krause won the decisive victory in the second Northern League, winning against SV Glück Auf Rüdersdorf near Berlin with 5.5:2.5. Table victory and promotion.
In the clubhouse this means: a few boxes of Astra are donated and rolled in. Don’t snack for long, even if it’s lukewarm. Then the best of the best sit down at the boards to delight the television with a few blitz chess pictures. A player must castle three times in a row until the cameraman finds the right shot. After all, there is no such thing as slow motion in chess.
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In the general hustle and bustle of jumpers and runners, the department management seems thoughtful: Where will the money for the first league come from? A five-figure sum is required; There is no sponsor yet. So the search begins over Easter. Millionaires and other well-heeled people would have the opportunity to adorn themselves with a legendary club. A donation platform is also used to collect donations. If no one can be found, there will be nothing with the Bundesliga. Beer doesn’t score goals, not even in chess.
The invitation came by email in the club’s usual tone of command (“Everyone get there, and early!”), and just before seven in the evening, around 60 St. Paulians actually gathered in the clubhouse at Millerntor to celebrate the promotion of their top team to celebrate in the Bundesliga.
A camera team from NDR appeared specifically and staged a televised march of the gladiators with the players and claqueurs, based on the motto “No more second league!” The fans sing “Olé olé olé olé / Super Hamburg / Sankt Pauli” at the top of their lungs. Then sounds Song 2 from Blur – the stadium hit that follows every St. Pauli goal – and seven or eight heroes of board sports walk through the line of the cheering crowd – or however you want to reduce the size of the crowd.
