I league (chess) 1973
The I league (chess) 1973 was the fourth edition of the I league and the 29th 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. KKS Lech Poznań and GKS Dąb Katowice were promoted from the II division. While Poznań reached relegation, GKS Dąb Katowice rose together with KKS Hetman Wrocław directly from.
For information on the team squad, see the I league (chess) 1973 team squad .
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 Bydgoszcz from September 23 to 30 .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Youth P. | Board P. | Pt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KS Maraton Warszawa | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7th | 41 | 48 | 21: 1 |
| 2. | KS Start Katowice | 11 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 10 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 14: 8 |
| 3. | MKS start Lublin | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4th | 10.5 | 34.5 | 45 | 12:10 |
| 4th | KS Anilana Łódź | 11 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 10.5 | 34 | 44.5 | 10:12 |
| 5. | KKS Lech Poznań (N) | 11 | 6th | 3 | 2 | 6.5 | 37.5 | 44 | 15: 7 |
| 6th | VCS Avia Świdnik | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8.5 | 33.5 | 42 | 13: 9 |
| 7th | SKS start Łódź | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 34.5 | 40.5 | 11:11 |
| 8th. | WKSz Legion Warszawa (M) | 11 | 1 | 6th | 4th | 9.5 | 30.5 | 40 | 8:14 |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 11 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 5 | 33.5 | 38.5 | 11:11 |
| 10. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6.5 | 30.5 | 37 | 9:13 |
| 11. | GKS Dąb Katowice (N) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24.5 | 34.5 | 3:19 |
| 12. | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 8th | 24.5 | 32.5 | 5:17 |
decisions
| Polish team champion: KS Maraton Warszawa | |
| Relegated to the II division: GKS Dąb Katowice, KKS Hetman Wrocław | |
| (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 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 3 | 4th | 4th | 4½ | 3½ | |
| 2. | KS Start Katowice | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 4th | 5½ | |
| 3. | MKS start Lublin | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4th | 2½ | 4th | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | |
| 4th | KS Anilana Łódź | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 3½ | |
| 5. | KKS Lech Poznań | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 4½ | 4th | 4½ | |
| 6th | VCS Avia Świdnik | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 7th | SKS start Łódź | 1½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4½ | 2½ | 4th | 4½ | |
| 8th. | WKSz Legion Warszawa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | |
| 9. | KS Hutnik Nowa Huta | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 4th | 3 | 3½ | 5 | |
| 10. | KS Łączność Bydgoszcz | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4th | 2½ | |
| 11. | GKS Dąb Katowice | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | |
| 12. | KKS Hetman Wrocław | 2½ | ½ | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | 1 | 3½ | 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 , Roman Dworzyński, Wojciech Ehrenfeucht, Marian Ziembiński. |