5th Swiss Team Chess Championship: 1955

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5th Swiss Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Dates: May - 2nd October 1955
City: Various locations (season-long competition)
Organizers: Schweizerischer Schachverein
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Teams participating: 6
4 teams retained from the 1954 top division
New entrants: CÈ Alekhine Genève and CÉ Lausanne. Their admission or promotion route remains unconfirmed.
Players participating: 75 (incl. 3 IMs)
Games played: 120 (2 games were forfeited)
Competition format: Round Robin
Final order decided by: Match points, then board points.
Time control:
Sources: Five contemporary newspaper clippings supplied by the user: 13 May, 13 June, 13 July, 8 September and 5 October 1955.
Missing data: Exact dates of rounds 1–3 remain unconfirmed. Two initially adjourned results were uniquely reconstructed from subsequent standings: Kupper–Batchinsky ½–½ (round 2), Noverraz–Kraiko 1–0 (round 4).
PGN game file: 55swiss.pgn