I league (chess) 1974
The I league (chess) 1974 was the fifth edition of the I league and the 30th Polish team championship in chess . The defending champion KS Maraton Warszawa was the Polish team champion ahead of the tied team from MKS Start Lublin. MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań and WKS Flota Gdynia were promoted from the II league. While Poznań achieved relegation, Gdynia rose together with SKS Start Łódź again directly.
For the team cadres, see the I league (chess) 1974 team cadre .
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 (25% of the points achieved there, rounded to half points; in case of doubt rounded to whole numbers) 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 2nd to 11th at the Dom Kultury Kolejarza in Poznan .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa (M) | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 8th | 42.5 | 50.5 | 17: 5 |
| 2. | MKS start Lublin | 11 | 7th | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 41 | 50.5 | 16: 6 |
| 3. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 11 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 9.5 | 40.5 | 50 | 17: 5 |
| 4th | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 11 | 7th | 2 | 2 | 8th | 38 | 46 | 16: 6 |
| 5. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań (N) | 11 | 4th | 0 | 7th | 7.5 | 35 | 42 | 8:14 |
| 6th | KS Anilana Łódź | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 34 | 40.5 | 13: 9 |
| 7th | KKS Lech Poznań | 11 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 8.5 | 32 | 40.5 | 11:11 |
| 8th. | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7th | 11 | 29.5 | 40.5 | 7:15 |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 35.5 | 39 | 11:11 |
| 10. | VCS Avia Świdnik | 11 | 4th | 0 | 7th | 9.5 | 29 | 38.5 | 8:14 |
| 11. | WKS Flota Gdynia (N) | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8th | 10 | 23.5 | 33.5 | 6:16 |
| 12. | SKS start Łódź | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 15.5 | 22nd | 2:20 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: KS Maraton Warszawa | |
| Relegated to the II division: WKS Flota Gdynia, SKS Start Łódź | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 3½ | 4th | 4½ | 4½ | 2 | 4th | 4th | 5½ | |
| 2. | MKS start Lublin | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 4th | 4½ | 5 | 5 | |
| 3. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4½ | 4th | 3 | 3½ | 5 | 5 | |
| 4th | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4½ | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 4th | 4½ | 3½ | 5 | |
| 5. | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 2½ | 4½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 5½ | 5 | |
| 6th | KS Anilana Łódź | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 2 | 4th | |
| 7th | KKS Lech Poznań | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 4th | 3½ | 4½ | 2½ | |
| 8th. | KS Start Katowice | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4th | 2½ | 2½ | 4th | 4½ | |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 4th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 5 | 5½ | |
| 10. | VCS Avia Świdnik | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 1½ | 5 | |
| 11. | WKS Flota Gdynia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | ½ | 4th | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 4½ | 3½ | |
| 12. | SKS start Łódź | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa |
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Włodzimierz Schmidt , Aleksander Sznapik , Romuald Grąbczewski , Stefan Witkowski , Andrzej Adamski , Elżbieta Kowalska-Lipska , Wojciech Ehrenfeucht, Stefan Brzózka , Marian Ziembiński. |