GDR team championship in chess 1956
At the GDR team championship in chess in 1956 , SC Wissenschaft Halle won the title and, after 1955, won the GDR team championship for the second time.
A round-robin tournament was played , with each team fighting each other eight team fights on eight boards, the so-called Scheveningen system . There were a total of 48 team fights, so 384 games.
With a view to the formation of priorities, a restructuring of the top divisions was decided in 1955. A special league was created for the 1955/56 season.
The championship started with its first meeting on October 28, 1955 in Berlin , which SC Wissenschaft Halle won against SC Motor Berlin with 16.5: 15.5 points. The last fights of the 1955/1956 season ended exactly one year later on October 28, 1956. The other dates were: December 9-11, 1955 in Dresden, January 27-29, 1956 in Berlin, February 10-12 1956 in Leipzig, Leipzig versus Halle , September 7 to 9, 1956 in Dresden, September 28 to 30, 1956 in Halle and Leipzig.
Cross table of teams (ranking)
society | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | Points | |
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1 | SC Science Hall | 32.0 | 31.0 | 40.5 | 103.5 | |
2 | SC Motor Berlin | 32.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 95 | |
3 | SC unit Dresden | 33.0 | 32.5 | 28.5 | 94 | |
4th | SC Rotation Leipzig | 23.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 91.5 |
The championship team
1. | SC Science Hall |
Alphabetical order: Hans Joachim Birkholz, Johannes Eising , Joachim Franz , Klemm, Heinz Liebert , Jürgen Mädler, Günther Möhring , Siegfried Mühlberg, Burkhard Malich , Petersohn, Arno Raths, Horst Weigelt, Lothar Zinn |
A young student team played for Halle. Wolfgang Uhlmann played for Dresden .
swell
- Start of the special league 1955/56, October 28-30, 1955 in Berlin . Schach 1955, p. 342 (results, games)
- SC Wissenschaft Halle, winner in the special league . Schach 1956, p. 346 and 351 (report, results)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Presidium announces . Schach 1955, p. 255
- ↑ Sports clubs almost equal to each other . Schach 1956, p. 5 (December 9-11, 1955 in Dresden)
- ↑ SC Motor Berlin is catching up . Schach 1956, p. 53 (January 27-29, 1956 in Berlin)
- ↑ SC unit Dresden in a favorable position . Schach 1956, p. 68 (February 10 to 12, 1956 in Leipzig)
- ↑ Battles of the special league . Schach 1956, p. 174 (Leipzig versus Halle)
- ^ GDR team fights . Schach 1956, p. 303 (September 7th to 9th 1956 in Dresden)
- ^ GDR team fights . Schach 1956, p. 318 (September 28 to 30, 1956 in Halle)
- ^ GDR team fights . Schach 1956, p. 334 (September 28-30, 1956 in Leipzig)