GDR team championship in chess 1959
At the GDR team championship in chess in 1959 , TSC Oberschöneweide won the GDR team championship for the first time.
A round-robin tournament was played , with each team fought four team matches on eight boards against each other, the so-called half-Scheveningen system . There were a total of 60 team fights, so 480 games.
Cross table of teams (ranking)
| society | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSC Oberschöneweide | 17.5 | 16.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 101.5 | |
| 2 | SC unit Dresden | 14.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 100.0 | |
| 3 | SC Chemistry Hall | 15.5 | 13.0 | 17.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 90.5 | |
| 4th | BSG Motor Gotha | 11.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 74.5 | |
| 5 | SC Rotation Leipzig | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | |
| 6th | BSG unit Rostock | 6.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 43.5 |
The championship team
| 1. | TSC Oberschöneweide |
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Alphabetical order: Fritz Baumbach , Werner Golz , Horst Handel , Berthold Koch , Hans Platz , Horst Rittner , Schindler, Olaf Thal |
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- TSC Oberschöneweide German team champion 1959 . Schach 1959, p. 198 (results)
- Final result of the league battles in 1959 . Schach 1959, p. 212 (cross table and hanging games)
- German Chess Association , paperback 1960, p. 68 (final score)