| 7th Spanish Team Chess Championship: Palencia 1963 |
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| 7th Spanish Team Chess Championship (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Dates: | 6th - 14th September 1963 |
| City: | Palencia (Castile and León) |
| Venue: | Círculo Mercantil Palencia |
| Organizers: | N/A |
| Chief Arbiter: | N/A |
| Teams participating: | 9 (CA León did not arrive) |
| Players participating: | 49 |
| Games played: | 144 |
| Competition format: | Four board round robin |
| Final order decided by: | Game points |
| Time control: | N/A |
| Sources: | Mundo Deportivo, la Vanguardia, ABC, Destino (.png) Detailed round by round report (ca. 10 Mb) |
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Four of nine participants of the 7th Club Championship were contenders for medals: Real Madrid, Ruy López Paluzie, Chardenet and Unión Graciense, yet the latter were out of the race once they lost to Ruy López 3½-½. With last round to go the standing were as follows: Ruy López 21½, Chardenet 21, Real 21. Real beat Ruy López in the decisive match yet the two were overtaken by Chardenet who beat strong Alcoy team. |