State Chess League 1988/89

The 1988/89 season was the 14th season of the Austrian State Chess League and at the same time the last in which the competition was held with 10 teams. In the previous year, the SK Schwaz rose, which immediately reached the runner-up.

Since the state league was increased to 12 teams for the 1989/90 season, no team had to relegate.

The defending champion SK Merkur Graz had to be content with third place, the new champion was WSV ATSV Ranshofen .

For the reported team squads of the participating clubs, see team squad of the Austrian State League in Chess 1988/89 .

Events

The competitions took place on October 1 and 2, 1988, October 15 and 16, 1988, December 3 and 4, 1988, December 17 and 18, 1988, January 14 and 15, 1989, January 28 and 29. January 1989, 11th and 12th February 1989, 25th and 26th February 1989 and on 11th and 12th March 1989. The last double round was played centrally in Graz , the rest decentrally at the participating clubs.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp	G	U	V	Board P.	MP
01.	WSV ATSV Ranshofen	9	7th	2	0	42.5: 29.5	16: 02
02.	SK Schwaz (N)	9	4th	2	3	41.5: 30.5	10: 08
03.	SK Merkur Graz (M)	9	5	2	2	39.0: 33.0	12: 06
04th	1. SSK Mozart	9	4th	3	2	38.0: 34.0	11: 07
05.	SK Flötzersteig-Breitensee	9	4th	3	2	36.5: 35.5	11: 07
06th	SG ASK / KSV Klagenfurt	9	4th	1	4th	35.5: 36.5	09: 09
07th	SC Donaustadt	9	2	2	5	35.5: 36.5	06:12
08th.	SK Hietzing Vienna	9	2	4th	3	34.5: 37.5	08:10
09.	SK VÖEST Linz	9	2	1	6th	33.0: 39.0	05:13
10.	SK Austria Vienna	9	0	2	7th	24.0: 48.0	02:16

Remarks:

	Austrian champion: WSV ATSV Ranshofen
	Relegated: none
(M)	Last season champions
(N)	Promoted last season

Crosstab

Results		01.	02.	03.	04th	05.	06th	07th	08th.	09.	10.
01.	WSV ATSV Ranshofen		5	4½	4th	4th	4½	4½	5	6th	7th
02.	SK Schwaz	3		3	4th	4th	5½	5½	6½	3	7th
03.	SK Merkur Graz	3½	5		4½	3	6th	4th	4½	4½	4th
04th	1. SSK Mozart	4th	4th	3½		5½	3	4½	4th	4½	5
05.	SK Flötzersteig-Breitensee	4th	4th	5	2½		4½	5	2½	5	4th
06th	SG ASK / KSV Klagenfurt	3½	2½	2	5	3½		5	4th	5	5
07th	SC Donaustadt	3½	2½	4th	3½	3	3		4th	5½	6½
08th.	SK Hietzing Vienna	3	1½	3½	4th	5½	4th	4th		4th	5
09.	SK VÖEST Linz	2	5	3½	3½	3	3	2½	4th		6½
10.	SK Austria Vienna	3	1	4th	3	4th	3	1½	3	1½

Qualifying tournament for the State League A 1989/90

The qualifying tournament for the State League A took place from May 13th to 15th in Traun . The participants were the SK Concordia Graz (winner of the southern league), the SK Absam (winner of the western league) as well as with the SC Traun 67 and the SK Baden the two first place winners of the eastern league. Due to the increase in the state league to 12 teams (as in the future) two promotion places were awarded, which Absam and Baden secured.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp	G	U	V	Board P.	MP
01.	SK Absam	3	2	1	0	8.0: 4.0	5: 1
02.	SK Baden	3	1	2	0	7.5: 4.5	4: 2
03.	SC Traun 67	3	1	0	2	4.5: 7.5	2: 4
04th	SK Concordia Graz	3	0	1	2	4.0: 8.0	1: 5

decisions

Promotion to the State League A : SK Absam , SK Baden

Crosstab

Results		01.	02.	03.	04th
01.	SK Absam		2	2½	3½
02.	SK Baden	2		3½	2
03.	SC Traun 67	1½	½		2½
04th	SK Concordia Graz	½	2	1½

The championship team

1.	WSV ATSV Ranshofen
	IM Arne Dür (17 games / 11.5 points), Ulrich Fößmeier (18 / 10.0), FM Andreas Druckenthaner (18 / 9.5), Werner Dür (18 / 11.0) and Josef Ager (1/0 , 5).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 1st double round in Schachsport 1/7, page 2 (PDF file; 1.0 MB)
2. ↑ Results of the 2nd double round in Schachsport 3/7, page 2 (PDF file; 1.0 MB)
3. ↑ Results of the 3rd double round in Schachsport 10/7, page 5 (PDF file; 1.1 MB)
4. ↑ Results of the 4th double round in Schachsport 12/7, page 2 (PDF file; 777 kB)
5. ↑ Results of the 5th double round in Schachsport 15/7, page 1 (PDF file; 1.3 MB)
6. ↑ Results of the 6th double round in Schachsport 17/7, page 1 (PDF file; 950 kB)
7. ↑ Results of the 7th double round in Schachsport 19/7, page 2 (PDF file; 1.0 MB)
8. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 8th double round in Schachsport 21/7, page 1 (PDF file; 1.0 MB)
9. ↑ Results of the 9th double round in Schachsport 23/7, page 2 (PDF file; 1.1 MB)

Web links

• Final score in Schachsport 23/7, page 2 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
• Results of the qualification tournament in Schachsport 31/7, page 2 (PDF; 1.1 MB)