| 6th Swiss Team Chess Championship: 1956 |
<< [ Information || The final group || Statistics ] >>
[ Standings | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th ]
| Zürich defeated defending champions Nimzowitsch 6½–1½ to win the championship. | ||||||||
| NIMZ |  SK Nimzowitsch Zürich |
1½ — 6½ | SG Zürich |
SGZR | ||||
| Keller | 0 - 1 | IM Johner, H. | ||||||
| Nievergelt | 0 - 1 | Bhend | ||||||
| Tagmann | ½ - ½ | Walther | ||||||
| Ginsburg | 0 - 1 | IM Christoffel | ||||||
| Martin | ½ - ½ | Zimmermann | ||||||
| Müller | 0 - 1 | Stähelin | ||||||
| Ruf | ½ - ½ | Emden | ||||||
| Ludajic | 0 - 1 | Henneberger | ||||||
| Court recorded their only match win of the season, beating Basel 5½–2½. | ||||||||
| BLSG | Basler SG |
2½ — 5½ | CÉ Court |
COUR | ||||
| Müller I | 0 - 1 | Tordion | ||||||
| Schaffner | 0 - 1 | Schilt | ||||||
| Leiser | ½ - ½ | Monnier | ||||||
| Bleuel | 0 - 1 | Straub | ||||||
| Isenegger | 1 - 0 | Roth | ||||||
| Gysel | 0 - 1 | Jacques | ||||||
| Freivogel | 1 - 0 | Desvoignes | ||||||
| Waldhauser | 0 - 1 | Horger | ||||||
| Luzern secured second place, their best finish in the championship to date. | ||||||||
| LUZE | SG Luzern |
5½ — 2½ | CÉ Alekhine Genève |
ALGE | ||||
| Crisovan | ½ - ½ | Schäppi | ||||||
| Naef | 0 - 1 | Batchinsky | ||||||
| Hedinger | 1 - 0 | Yon | ||||||
| Meyer | ½ - ½ | Sudan | ||||||
| Rickenbach | 1 - 0 | Bättig | ||||||
| Züger | 1 - 0 | Bolliger | ||||||
| Schürmann jun. | 1 - 0 | Marrache | ||||||
| Schürmann sen. | ½ - ½ | Buscaglia | ||||||
<< Standings after 5th round
| no. | code | MP | pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. | SGZR | 9 | 27 | LUZE 5½ |
BLSG 4 |
ALGE 5½ |
COUR 5½ |
NIMZ 6½ |
| 2. | LUZE | 6 | 21½ | SGZR 2½ |
COUR 5½ |
BLSG 4 |
NIMZ 4 |
ALGE 5½ |
| 3. | BLSG | 5 | 20½ | NIMZ 4 |
SGZR 4 |
LUZE 4 |
ALGE 6 |
COUR 2½ |
| 4. | NIMZ | 5 | 18½ | BLSG 4 |
ALGE 4 |
COUR 5 |
LUZE 4 |
SGZR 1½ |
| 5. | ALGE | 3 | 16½ | COUR 5½ |
NIMZ 4 |
SGZR 2½ |
BLSG 2 |
LUZE 2½ |
| 6. | COUR | 2 | 16 | ALGE 2½ |
LUZE 2½ |
NIMZ 3 |
SGZR 2½ |
BLSG 5½ |
