I league (chess) 1970
The I league (chess) 1970 was the first edition of the I league and the 26th Polish team championship in chess . The team from KS Maraton Warszawa was the Polish team champion, while the defending champion WKSz Legion Warszawa had to be content with eighth place. KS Start Wrocław and GKS Olimpia Piekary Śląskie were relegated to the II league.
For the team cadres, see team cadre of the I league (chess) 1970 .
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 team points (two points for a win, one point for a draw, no point for a loss).
Date and venue
The tournament was played from November 8th to 17th in the Blue Hall ( Sala Błękitna ) of the Dom Kultury in Poznań .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 11 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.5 | 58 | 19: 3 |
| 2. | MKS start Lublin | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 50.5 | 56 | 17: 5 |
| 3. | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 6th | 47 | 53 | 17: 5 |
| 4th | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 11 | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 50 | 15: 7 |
| 5. | KKS Lech Poznań | 11 | 4th | 4th | 3 | 4th | 46 | 50 | 12:10 |
| 6th | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 11 | 4th | 4th | 3 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 12:10 |
| 7th | SKS start Łódź | 11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 4.5 | 43 | 47.5 | 9:13 |
| 8th. | WKSz Legion Warszawa (M) | 11 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 1 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 10:12 |
| 9. | GKS Dąb Katowice | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6th | 5 | 40 | 45 | 7:15 |
| 10. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6th | 0.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 8:14 |
| 11. | KS Start Wrocław | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 2 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 5:17 |
| 12. | GKS Olimpia Piekary Śląskie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 35 | 1:21 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: KS Maraton Warszawa | |
| Relegated to the II division: KS Start Wrocław, GKS Olimpia Piekary Śląskie | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
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Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 4th | 5 | 5½ | 4th | 6½ | 4½ | 4th | 5 | 5½ | 5 | 6½ | |
| 2. | MKS start Lublin | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 5 | 5½ | 5½ | |
| 3. | KS Start Katowice | 3 | 4½ | 3 | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4th | 5 | 5 | 4½ | |
| 4th | MZKS Pocztowiec Poznań | 2½ | 4½ | 5 | 3½ | 4th | 5 | 4th | 4½ | 4th | 5½ | 6th | |
| 5. | KKS Lech Poznań | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 4th | 6th | 3 | 4½ | 4th | 5 | 4th | |
| 6th | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 1½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4th | 4th | 5 | 5½ | 4th | 5 | 4th | 5 | |
| 7th | SKS start Łódź | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4½ | 4th | 5½ | 4½ | 6th | |
| 8th. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 4th | 5 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 6th | 5 | |
| 9. | GKS Dąb Katowice | 3 | 2½ | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 4th | 4th | 4½ | 3½ | 3 | 4½ | |
| 10. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 4½ | 4½ | 5 | |
| 11. | KS Start Wrocław | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 4th | 3½ | 2 | 5 | 3½ | 4½ | |
| 12. | GKS Olimpia Piekary Śląskie | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa |
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Stefan Witkowski , Romuald Grąbczewski , Roman Dworzyński, Stefan Brzózka , Andrzej Adamski , Marian Kwieciński, Aleksander Sznapik , Elżbieta Kowalska-Lipska , Wojciech Zabierzański. |