The Polish team championship in chess in 1953 was the ninth edition of this competition. The team of ZS Ogniwo Warszawa became the Polish team champion in a balanced final round, while the defending champion ZS Kolejarz Warszawa failed in the preliminary round.
For the preliminary round in the championships of the voivodships 24 teams (two each from the voivodships Warsaw , Łódź , Wrocław , Kraków and Stalinogród , one each from the rest) had qualified. These played a simple round-robin tournament in four groups of six . The four group winners qualified for the final round, which was also held as a simple round-robin tournament. The number of points on the board (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for a defeat), then the number of team points (two points for a win, one point for a draw, no point) decided the placement for defeat).
Dates and venue
The preliminary rounds were played between January 25th and March 1st, the final round took place from April 24th to 26th in the concert hall in Stalinogród .
Preliminary round
Group I.
Closing table
Pl.
society
Sp
G
U
V
Board P.
MP
01.
ZS Spójnia Poznań
5
5
0
0
31.0: 9.0
10-0
02.
ZS Włókniarz Łódź
5
4th
0
1
25.5: 14.5
8: 2
03.
ZS Ogniwo Sopot
5
3
0
2
25.5: 14.5
6: 4
04th
ZS Spójnia Grudziądz
5
2
0
3
18.5: 21.5
4: 6
05.
ZS Kolejarz Słupsk
5
0
1
4th
11.5: 28.5
1: 9
06th
ZS Kolejarz Szczecin
5
0
1
4th
8.0: 32.0
1: 9
decisions
qualified for the final round: ZS Spójnia Poznań
Crosstab
Results
01.
02.
03.
04th
05.
06th
01.
ZS Spójnia Poznań
5½
5½
6th
6th
8th
02.
ZS Włókniarz Łódź
2½
4½
6½
5½
6½
03.
ZS Ogniwo Sopot
2½
3½
5½
6½
7½
04th
ZS Spójnia Grudziądz
2
1½
2½
6½
6th
05.
ZS Kolejarz Słupsk
2
2½
1½
1½
4th
06th
ZS Kolejarz Szczecin
0
1½
½
2
4th
Group II
Closing table
Pl.
society
Sp
G
U
V
Board P.
MP
01.
ZS Ogniwo Warszawa
5
5
0
0
33.5: 6.5
10-0
02.
ZS Ogniwo Łódź
5
2
1
2
21.0: 19.0
5: 5
03.
ZS Ogniwo Bydgoszcz
5
3
0
2
19.5: 20.5
6: 4
04th
ZS Unia Rembertów
5
2
1
2
19.5: 20.5
5: 5
05.
ZS Spójnia Kraków
5
2
0
3
15.5: 24.5
4: 6
06th
ZS Kolejarz Olsztyn
5
0
0
5
11.0: 29.0
0:10
decisions
qualified for the finals: ZS Ogniwo Warszawa
Crosstab
Results
01.
02.
03.
04th
05.
06th
01.
ZS Ogniwo Warszawa
5
7th
6th
8th
7½
02.
ZS Ogniwo Łódź
3
5
4th
3
6th
03.
ZS Ogniwo Bydgoszcz
1
3
5½
5½
4½
04th
ZS Unia Rembertów
2
4th
2½
5
6th
05.
ZS Spójnia Kraków
0
5
2½
3
5
06th
ZS Kolejarz Olsztyn
½
2
3½
2
3
Group III
Closing table
Pl.
society
Sp
G
U
V
Board P.
MP
01.
ZS Kolejarz Kraków
5
5
0
0
30.5: 9.5
10-0
02.
ZS Kolejarz Warszawa (M)
5
4th
0
1
26.5: 13.5
8: 2
03.
ZS Budowlani Rzeszów
5
3
0
2
21.0: 19.0
6: 4
04th
ZS Ogniwo Skarżysko
5
1
0
4th
16.5: 23.5
2: 8
05.
AZS Lublin
5
1
1
3
16.0: 24.0
3: 7
06th
ZS Włókniarz Zgierz
5
0
1
4th
9.5: 30.5
1: 9
decisions
qualified for the final round: ZS Kolejarz Kraków
(M)
Last season champions
Crosstab
Results
01.
02.
03.
04th
05.
06th
01.
ZS Kolejarz Kraków
5
6½
6½
6½
6th
02.
ZS Kolejarz Warszawa
3
6th
4½
5
8th
03.
ZS Budowlani Rzeszów
1½
2
4½
5
8th
04th
ZS Ogniwo Skarżysko
1½
3½
3½
3½
4½
05.
AZS Lublin
1½
3
3
4½
4th
06th
ZS Włókniarz Zgierz
2
0
0
3½
4th
Group IV
Closing table
Pl.
society
Sp
G
U
V
Board P.
MP
01.
AZS Gliwice
5
5
0
0
28.5: 11.5
10-0
02.
ZS Budowlani Gliwice
5
2
2
1
23.0: 17.0
6: 4
03.
ZS Kolejarz Gorzów Wielkopolski
5
2
0
3
20.5: 19.5
4: 6
04th
ZS Spójnia Legnica
5
2
1
2
20.0: 20.0
5: 5
05.
ZS Kolejarz Wrocław
5
1
1
3
15.5: 24.5
3: 7
06th
ZS Budowlani Opole
5
1
0
4th
12.5: 27.5
2: 8
decisions
qualified for the final round: AZS Gliwice
Crosstab
Results
01.
02.
03.
04th
05.
06th
01.
AZS Gliwice
5½
5½
5
6th
6½
02.
ZS Budowlani Gliwice
2½
5
4th
4th
7½
03.
ZS Kolejarz Gorzów Wielkopolski
2½
3
2½
8th
4½
04th
ZS Spójnia Legnica
3
4th
5½
2
5½
05.
ZS Kolejarz Wrocław
2
4th
0
6th
3½
06th
ZS Budowlani Opole
1½
½
3½
2½
4½
Note : Wrocław lost without a fight to Gorzów Wielkopolski.
