I league (chess) 1971
The I liga (chess) 1971 was the second edition of the I league and the 27th Polish team championship in chess . The Polish team champion was the team from MKS Start Lublin, which achieved fewer board points than the runner-up WKSz Legion Warszawa, but took the lead thanks to the additional points from the youth team championship. The defending champion KS Maraton Warszawa did not get beyond sixth place. KS Anilana Łódź and FKS Avia Świdnik were promoted from the II division. Both newcomers achieved relegation, while KKS Lech Poznań and GKS Dąb Katowice had to relegate.
For information on the team cadres, see the team cadre of the I league (chess) 1971 .
mode
The twelve teams played a simple round-robin tournament on eight boards, with a youngster on the seventh board and a woman on the eighth board. The last two were relegated to the II league and were replaced by the winners of the two seasons of the II league. The total of the additional points from the Polish youth team championship (6 points for first place, half a point less for each of the following places) and the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for a loss), then the number of board points and then the number of team points (two points for a win, one point for a draw, no point for a defeat).
Date and venue
The tournament was played from October 17th to 24th in the ZS Start cathedral in Wisła .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MKS start Lublin | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 53 | 59 | 21: 1 |
| 2. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 56.5 | 58 | 19: 3 |
| 3. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49.5 | 51.5 | 17: 5 |
| 4th | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 11 | 7th | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 47 | 50.5 | 15: 7 |
| 5. | SKS start Łódź | 11 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 4th | 46.5 | 50.5 | 14: 8 |
| 6th | KS Maraton Warszawa (M) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 11:11 |
| 7th | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6th | 3 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 7:15 |
| 8th. | KS Anilana Łódź (N) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7th | 5.5 | 39 | 44.5 | 7:15 |
| 9. | VCS Avia Świdnik (N) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 5 | 38 | 43 | 5:17 |
| 10. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 11 | 4th | 1 | 8th | 0.5 | 41.5 | 42 | 9:13 |
| 11. | KKS Lech Poznań | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 2.5 | 36.5 | 39 | 5:17 |
| 12. | GKS Dąb Katowice | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.5 | 31 | 35.5 | 2:20 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: MKS Start Lublin | |
| Relegated to the II division: KKS Lech Poznań, GKS Dąb Katowice | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MKS start Lublin | 4th | 5½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5 | 4½ | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 5 | |
| 2. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 4th | 3½ | 6th | 6th | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 4½ | 6½ | |
| 3. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 2½ | 4½ | 6th | 5 | 4½ | 3½ | 4th | 5 | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | |
| 4th | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 4th | 5 | 4½ | 6th | 5½ | 5 | 4½ | 5 | |
| 5. | SKS start Łódź | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 4½ | 5½ | 4½ | |
| 6th | KS Maraton Warszawa | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 4½ | 5½ | 5½ | 3½ | 5½ | 6th | |
| 7th | KS Start Katowice | 3 | 3 | 4½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3½ | |
| 8th. | KS Anilana Łódź | 3½ | 2½ | 4th | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5 | |
| 9. | VCS Avia Świdnik | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 4th | 5½ | 3 | 3½ | 6th | |
| 10. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 4th | 2½ | 5 | 4½ | 5½ | |
| 11. | KKS Lech Poznań | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4th | 2½ | 4½ | 3½ | 4½ | |
| 12. | GKS Dąb Katowice | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 4½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | MKS start Lublin |
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Zbigniew Jamroz, Krzysztof Zakrzewski, Sławomir Wach, Tadeusz Lipski, Zdzisław Wojcieszyn, Henryk Dobosz , Bożena Pytel , Zenon Gosek, Jerzy Kraśkiewicz. |