I league (chess) 1972
The I league (chess) 1972 was the third edition of the I league and the 28th Polish team championship in chess . The team from WKSz Legion Warszawa was the Polish team champion, while the defending champion MKS Start Lublin had to be content with third place. KS Łączność Bydgoszcz and WKS Flota Gdynia were promoted from the II league. While Bydgoszcz achieved relegation, Gdynia rose together with MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań directly from again. The crew strength had been reduced from eight to six boards. Associated with this was the abolition of the youth board, and a woman on the last board was still mandatory.
For information on the team squad, see the I league (chess) team squad 1972 .
mode
The twelve teams played a simple round-robin tournament on six boards, with a woman standing on the sixth 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 (20% of the points achieved there, rounded to half points) and the number of points on the board (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for one) decided the placement Defeat), 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 November 5th to 12th in DW Hanka and in the Amorek restaurant in Międzygórze .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 11 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 7th | 42.5 | 49.5 | 18: 4 |
| 2. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 6th | 41 | 47 | 17: 5 |
| 3. | MKS start Lublin (M) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 39.5 | 47 | 19: 3 |
| 4th | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 7th | 1 | 3 | 8th | 36.5 | 44.5 | 15: 7 |
| 5. | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 11 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 32.5 | 40.5 | 10:12 |
| 6th | KS Anilana Łódź | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7th | 32 | 39 | 9:13 |
| 7th | VCS Avia Świdnik | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7.5 | 31 | 38.5 | 9:13 |
| 8th. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz (N) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6th | 31 | 37 | 9:13 |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 11 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 4th | 30.5 | 34.5 | 10:12 |
| 10. | SKS start Łódź | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 34.5 | 7:15 |
| 11. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 11 | 1 | 4th | 6th | 4th | 28.5 | 32.5 | 6:16 |
| 12. | WKS Flota Gdynia (N) | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 8th | 22nd | 30th | 3:19 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: WKSz Legion Warszawa | |
| Relegated to the II division: MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań, WKS Flota Gdynia | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 3 | 2½ | 4th | 3 | 4½ | 4½ | 4th | 3½ | 4½ | 3½ | 5½ | |
| 2. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 4th | 4th | 3½ | 4th | 3½ | 5 | 4½ | 5 | |
| 3. | MKS start Lublin | 3½ | 4th | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 4th | 4½ | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 4th | KS Start Katowice | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 4th | 4th | 4½ | 4th | 3 | 4th | |
| 5. | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4½ | |
| 6th | KS Anilana Łódź | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4th | 2½ | 3 | 4th | |
| 7th | VCS Avia Świdnik | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 4th | 3½ | |
| 8th. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | |
| 10. | SKS start Łódź | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | |
| 11. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | |
| 12. | WKS Flota Gdynia | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
The championship team
| 1. | WKSz Legion Warszawa |
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Andrzej Filipowicz , Jan Adamski , Rafał Marszałek, Janusz Szukszta, Stanisław Gawlikowski, Mirosława Litmanowicz , Anatol Łokasto, Marek Fijałkowski, Andrzej Pytlakowski . |