I league (chess) 1976
The I league (chess) 1976 was the seventh edition of the I league and the 32nd Polish team championship in chess . The team of KS Maraton Warszawa became the Polish team champion for the fourth time in a row. SKS Start Łódź and KKS Hetman Wrocław were promoted from the II league. Both newly promoted players achieved relegation, however, FKS Avia Świdnik and KKS Lech Poznań had to relegate.
For information on the team squad, see the I league team squad (chess) 1976 .
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 in Ciechocinek from November 20th to 30th .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa (M) | 11 | 7th | 0 | 4th | 7th | 40 | 47 | 14: 8 |
| 2. | KS Anilana Łódź | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 40 | 46.5 | 19: 3 |
| 3. | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 6th | 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 34 | 46.5 | 15: 7 |
| 4th | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 11 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 8th | 35.5 | 43.5 | 13: 9 |
| 5. | KKS Polonia Warszawa | 11 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 9.5 | 33.5 | 43 | 11:11 |
| 6th | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 11 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 7.5 | 35 | 42.5 | 10:12 |
| 7th | MKS start Lublin | 11 | 2 | 6th | 3 | 8th | 33 | 41 | 10:12 |
| 8th. | SKS Start Łódź (N) | 11 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 8.5 | 31.5 | 40 | 10:12 |
| 9. | KS Kolejarz Katowice | 11 | 2 | 4th | 5 | 10 | 28.5 | 38.5 | 8:14 |
| 10. | KKS Hetman Wrocław (N) | 11 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 29.5 | 36 | 10:12 |
| 11. | VCS Avia Świdnik | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6th | 7th | 29 | 36 | 8:14 |
| 12. | KKS Lech Poznań | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8th | 7.5 | 26.5 | 34 | 4:18 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: KS Maraton Warszawa | |
| Relegated to the II division: FKS Avia Świdnik, KKS Lech Poznań | |
| (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 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 4th | 3½ | 1½ | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 4½ | 4th | |
| 2. | KS Anilana Łódź | 4th | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 4th | 3½ | 4½ | 3½ | 4th | |
| 3. | KS Start Katowice | 3½ | 3½ | 1 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 3½ | |
| 4th | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 3½ | 2½ | 5 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | |
| 5. | KKS Polonia Warszawa | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 4th | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | |
| 6th | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2½ | 4½ | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | MKS start Lublin | 4½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th. | SKS start Łódź | 1½ | 2 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 4½ | 4th | |
| 9. | KS Kolejarz Katowice | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10. | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 0 | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4½ | 3½ | |
| 11. | VCS Avia Świdnik | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 4th | 1½ | 4th | 1½ | 4½ | |
| 12. | KKS Lech Poznań | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 2½ | 1½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa |
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Włodzimierz Schmidt , Aleksander Sznapik , Romuald Grąbczewski , Stefan Witkowski , Andrzej Adamski , Elżbieta Kowalska-Lipska , Marian Ziembiński. |