Chess League (Austria)
| Chess League | |
|---|---|
| Association |
Austrian Chess Federation
|
| First edition | 1975 |
| Teams | 12 teams |
| Title holder | SK Sparkasse Jenbach |
| Record holder | SK Merkur Graz (13) |
| Website | 1st National League |
| ↓ 2nd Bundesliga (II) | |
The Federal Chess League is the top division in Austrian team chess . It was introduced for the 1975/76 season under the name Staatsliga , was called Staatsliga A from 1989/90 to 2002/03 and was renamed the 1st Bundesliga for the 2003/04 season . In the 1975/76 season, 8 teams belonged to the State League, from the 1976/77 season to the 1988/89 season 10 teams, and since then 12 teams. The second highest division is the 2nd Bundesliga , which plays in three parallel seasons with 12 teams each. It is played on six boards.
Organizational form
The game days of the German Chess League are played centrally in one place and take place on three extended weekends (twice Thursday to Sunday, once Friday to Sunday). All games of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga are to be broadcast live on the Internet on the homepage of the German Chess League. The last three in the 1st Bundesliga are relegated and replaced by the winners of the three second division seasons. The number of team points (2 points for every team fight won, 1 point for every undecided team fight, 0 points for every team fight lost), then the number of board points (1 point for each winning game, 0.5 points for each) determines the final placement Draw game, 0 points for each losing game). A maximum of one team per club is eligible to play in the 1st Bundesliga.
14 players plus up to two youth players may be entered per team. The order of precedence is binding before the season. In principle, the ranking list must be reported according to skill level, but a different ranking list is permitted, provided that no player has more than 200 Elo points than a player who has been registered before him. There is no restriction on foreigners. The cooling-off time is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes until the end of the game; From the first move on, each player also receives a time credit of 30 seconds per move until the end of the game. A draw offer is only permitted from move 30.
Women's Bundesliga
In the 2011/12 season, a women's Bundesliga was held for the first time, in which eight teams of two took part. Since the 2015/16 season, four boards have been played, and foreign players are also allowed.
See also
Web links
- Austrian Chess Federation: Archives State Masters List of team champions since 1953
- Bundesliga archive (from the 2003/04 season)
Individual evidence
SK Absam | Bregenz Chess Club | SV Rapid Feffernitz | SC Sparkasse Götzis | SK Hohenems | Jenbach Chess Club | SK Maria Saal | Blackburne Nickelsdorf | LA Kraftanlage Ottakring | ASK Case IH Steyr St. Valentin | SV St. Veit an der Glan | SV Wulkaprodersdorf