National League A (chess) 2018
The National League A 2018 was the top division of the Swiss team championship 2018. The champion was the Lucerne chess club , while the defending champion Schachgesellschaft Winterthur had to be content with fifth place. The Echallens Chess Club and SK St. Gallen were promoted from National League B last year . While Echallens achieved relegation, St. Gallen and SK Mendrisio had to relegate directly.
For the reported team squads of the participating clubs, see the team squad of the Swiss National League A in Chess 2018 .
Game dates
The competitions took place on March 25, April 15 and 29, June 10, July 1, September 8 and 9 and October 27 and 28. The last two rounds were played centrally in Lausanne , the other competitions took place locally at the participating clubs.
End table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lucerne Chess Club | 9 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 15: 3 | 49.0: 23.0 |
| 2. | Club d'Echecs de Genève | 9 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 15: 3 | 47.5: 24.5 |
| 3. | SG Riehen | 9 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 14: 4 | 45.5: 26.5 |
| 4th | SG Zurich | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13: 5 | 41.5: 30.5 |
| 5. | SG Winterthur (M) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11: 7 | 43.0: 29.0 |
| 6th | Chess Club Réti Zurich | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9: 9 | 38.0: 34.0 |
| 7th | SV Wollishofen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 35.0: 37.0 |
| 8th. | Echallens Chess Club (N) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3:15 | 24.5: 47.5 |
| 9. | SK Mendrisio | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3:15 | 22.0: 50.0 |
| 10. | SK St. Gallen (N) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0:18 | 14.0: 58.0 |
decisions
| Swiss champions: Lucerne chess club | |
| Relegated to the National League B : SK Mendrisio , SK St. Gallen | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lucerne Chess Club | 4th | 5½ | 4th | 4th | 6½ | 6th | 7th | 4½ | 7½ | |
| 2. | Club d'Echecs de Genève | 4th | 4th | 5 | 5½ | 4th | 6th | 5 | 7th | 7th | |
| 3. | SG Riehen | 2½ | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5½ | 5 | 5½ | 6th | 6th | |
| 4th | SG Zurich | 4th | 3 | 4th | 4½ | 4th | 5 | 5 | 6th | 6th | |
| 5. | SG Winterthur | 4th | 2½ | 1 | 3½ | 5 | 5 | 7th | 8th | 7th | |
| 6th | Chess Club Réti Zurich | 1½ | 4th | 2½ | 4th | 3 | 4th | 6½ | 6½ | 6th | |
| 7th | SV Wollishofen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4½ | 5½ | 8th | |
| 8th. | Echallens Chess Club | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 1 | 1½ | 3½ | 4th | 5 | |
| 9. | SK Mendrisio | 3½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1½ | 2½ | 4th | 5½ | |
| 10. | SK St. Gallen | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | SK Lucerne |
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Robert Hübner , Martin Krämer , Noël Studer , Oliver Kurmann , Valery Atlas , Georg Fröwis , Roland Lötscher , Fabian Bänziger , Roger Gloor, Vincent Riff, David Arcuti, Enrique Almada , Lena Georgescu . |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Game plans of the SMM 2018 at the Swiss Chess Federation (PDF file; 1763 KB)
Web links
- Results at the Swiss Chess Federation