Ekstraliga (chess) 2019
The Ekstraliga (chess) 2019 was the 18th edition of the Ekstraliga and the 75th Polish team championship in chess . The champion was the defending champion WASKO HETMAN Katowice, the club Szachowy Silesia Racibórz and Baszta MOS Żnin had been promoted from the I league last year. While Racibórz achieved relegation, Żnin and Biały Król Wisznia Mała had to relegate directly.
For the team squad, see Ekstraliga (chess) team squad 2019 .
mode
The ten teams played a simple round-robin tournament on six boards, with a woman standing on the sixth board. The last two placed were relegated to the I league and will be replaced by the first two placed in the I league. The number of team points (two points for a win, one point for a draw, no point for a defeat), then the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point) decided the placement for defeat).
Dates and venues
The first five rounds were played from August 28th to September 2nd at the Arsenal Palace Hotel in Chorzów , the last four rounds were played from September 3rd to 6th at the Voivodeship Office ( Urząd Wojewódzki ) in Katowice .
Season course
The defending champions WASKO HETMAN Katowice and Polonia Votum Wrocław fought a duel for the title, which Katowice only won in the last round, while the relegation decision was made prematurely.
End table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WASKO HETMAN Katowice (M) | 9 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 17: 1 | 35.5: 18.5 |
| 2. | Vote Polonia Wrocław | 9 | 8th | 0 | 1 | 16: 2 | 34.5: 19.5 |
| 3. | Wieża Pęgów | 9 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 11: 7 | 32.0: 22.0 |
| 4th | Szachowy Silesia Racibórz Club (N) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11: 7 | 27.0: 27.0 |
| 5. | Akademia Szachowa Gliwice | 9 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 10: 8 | 29.5: 24.5 |
| 6th | KSz Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9: 9 | 25.5: 28.5 |
| 7th | Szachowy Dwie Wieże Kraków Club | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6th | 6:12 | 23.0: 31.0 |
| 8th. | KSz MIEDŹ Legnica | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 23.5: 30.5 |
| 9. | Baszta MOS Żnin (N) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7th | 4:14 | 22.5: 31.5 |
| 10. | Biały Król Wisznia Mała | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 1:17 | 19.0: 35.0 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: WASKO HETMAN Katowice | |
| Relegated to the I league: Baszta MOS Żnin, Biały Król Wisznia Mała | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WASKO HETMAN Katowice | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 3½ | 5 | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4th | |
| 2. | VOTUM SA POLONIA Wrocław | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ | 3½ | 4th | 5 | 3½ | 4½ | 3½ | |
| 3. | Wieża Pęgów | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 4½ | 4½ | |
| 4th | Szachowy Silesia Racibórz Club | 2 | 1½ | 4th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 5. | Akademia Szachowa Gliwice | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4th | 5 | 3½ | 4th | 3 | |
| 6th | KSz STILON Gorzów Wielkopolski | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | |
| 7th | Szachowy Dwie Wieże Kraków Club | 2½ | 1 | 2½ | 4th | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 4½ | |
| 8th. | KSz MIEDŹ Legnica | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 9. | Baszta MOS Żnin | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 4½ | 2½ | 4½ | |
| 10. | Biały Król Wisznia Mała | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | |
The championship team
| 1. | WASKO HETMAN Katowice |
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Radosław Wojtaszek , Jan-Krzysztof Duda , David Navara , Bartosz Soćko , Grzegorz Gajewski , Kamil Mitoń , Krzysztof Bulski , Viktor Gažík , Monika Soćko . |
Web links
- Tournament site (polish)
- Results and messages at chessarbiter.com (English)