State Chess League A 1995/96

The 1995/96 season was the 21st season of the Austrian chess State League A . From the State League B were SK Hohenems and the ESV Austria Graz ascended.

Both newcomers achieved relegation, while SK VÖEST Linz and SK Austria Wien were relegated.

The SK Merkur Graz was two points ahead of the defending champions SC Margareten win the championship.

For the reported team squads of the participating clubs see team squad of the Austrian State League A in Chess 1995/96 .

Dates and venues

The competitions took place on October 21 and 22, 1995 in Linz , from December 8 to 10, 1995 in Hohenems , from January 19 to 21, 1996 in Velden am Wörther See and from March 1 to 3, 1996 in Vienna .

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp	G	U	V	Board P.	MP
01.	SK Merkur Graz	11	8th	2	1	41.5: 24.5	18: 04
02.	SC Margareten (M)	11	6th	2	3	39.5: 26.5	14: 08
03.	SC Inter Salzburg	11	5	4th	2	36.5: 29.5	14: 08
04th	SK Hohenems (N)	11	6th	2	3	35.0: 31.0	14: 08
05.	SK Fürstenfeld	11	5	2	4th	34.0: 32.0	12:10
06th	SG ASK / KSV Klagenfurt	11	5	2	4th	34.0: 32.0	12:10
07th	SC Traun 67	11	5	3	3	33.5: 32.5	13: 09
08th.	SC Fischer Vienna	11	3	2	6th	30.5: 35.5	08:14
09.	1. Wiener Neustädter SV	11	3	2	6th	29.0: 37.0	08:14
10.	ESV Austria Graz (N)	11	3	1	7th	29.0: 37.0	07:15
11.	SK VÖEST Linz	11	1	2	8th	28.0: 38.0	04:18
12.	SK Austria Vienna	11	2	4th	5	25.5: 40.5	08:14

Remarks:

• The competition between SC Fischer Wien and SC Margareten ended 4: 2 for Margarethen Winterthur. Because of the commitment of three foreigners, however, 1.5 points were deducted, so that the competition was rated 3.5: 2.5 for SC Fischer Wien.
• SK Fürstenfeld was placed ahead of the ASK / KSV Klagenfurt syndicate thanks to the win.

	Austrian champion: SK Merkur Graz
	Relegation to the State League B : SK VÖEST Linz and SK Austria Vienna
(M)	Last season champions
(N)	Promoted last season

Crosstab

Results		01.	02.	03.	04th	05.	06th	07th	08th.	09.	10.	11.	12.
01.	SK Merkur Graz		5	3½	3½	3	3	4th	2½	4th	4th	3½	5½
02.	SC Margareten	1		3	4½	4th	3½	2½	2½	4½	5	3	6th
03.	SC Inter Salzburg	2½	3		2	4½	4th	3½	3	3	4½	3½	3
04th	SK Hohenems	2½	1½	4th		3½	4th	3	3	3½	3½	2½	4th
05.	SK Fürstenfeld	3	2	1½	2½		3½	2½	3½	3	4th	3½	5
06th	SG ASK / KSV Klagenfurt	3	2½	2	2	2½		3	4th	4th	3½	4th	3½
07th	SC Traun 67	2	3½	2½	3	3½	3		3½	2½	3½	3½	3
08th.	SC Fischer Vienna	3½	3½	3	3	2½	2	2½		2½	2	4th	2
09.	1. Wiener Neustädter SV	2	1½	3	2½	3	2	3½	3½		2	3½	2½
10.	ESV Austria Graz	2	1	1½	2½	2	2½	2½	4th	4th		4th	3
11.	SK VÖEST Linz	2½	3	2½	3½	2½	2	2½	2	2½	2		3
12.	SK Austria Vienna	½	0	3	2	1	2½	3	4th	3½	3	3

Qualifying tournament for the State League A 1996/97

The qualifying tournament for the State League A took place in Vienna from April 12th to 14th . The participants were the SC Pinggau Friedberg (winner of the State League B South), the SK Absam (winner of the State League B West) and with the SC Donaustadt and the SC Ottakring / Sandleiten the first two of the State League B East. Friedberg and Ottakring secured the first two places and were promoted to the State League A.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp	G	U	V	Board P.	MP
01.	SK Pinggau-Friedberg	3	2	0	1	10.0: 08.0	4: 2
02.	SG Ottakring / Sandleiten Vienna	3	2	0	1	09.5: 08.5	4: 2
03.	SK Absam	3	1	1	1	09.0: 09.0	3: 3
04th	SC Donaustadt	3	0	1	2	07.5: 10.5	1: 5

decisions

Promotion to the State League A : SC Pinggau Friedberg and SG Ottakring / Sandleiten Vienna

Crosstab

Results		01.	02.	03.	04th
01.	SK Pinggau-Friedberg		2½	3½	4th
02.	SG Ottakring / Sandleiten Vienna	3½		2½	3½
03.	SK Absam	2½	3½		3
04th	SC Donaustadt	2	2½	3

The championship team

1.	SK Merkur Graz
	GM Alexander Csernyin (11 games / 7.5 points), IM Nikolaus Stanec (11 / 6.5), IM Walter Wittmann (11 / 6.0), FM Alfred Felsberger (11 / 7.0), FM Horst Watzka ( 11 / 7.5), IM Walter Pils (4 / 2.5), FM Stefan Cigan (6 / 4.0) and Peter Detter (1 / 0.5).

Web links

• Results of the Austrian 1st league on chess-results.com
• Results of the qualification tournament in Schachsport 26/14, page 7f. (PDF; 1.4 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Report on the 1st and 2nd round in Schachsport 4/14, page 1ff. (PDF file; 861 kB)
2. ^ Report on the 3rd to 5th round in Schachsport 11/14, page 2ff. (PDF file; 1.7 MB)
3. ↑ Report on the 6th to 8th round in Schachsport 15/14, page 1ff. (PDF file; 1.1 MB)
4. ^ Report on the 9th to 11th round in Schachsport 21/14, page 1, 3ff. (PDF file; 1.5 MB)
5. ↑ Announcement in Schachsport 6/14, page 3 (PDF; 1.2 MB)