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1st round

3rd May 1959

The original 2.5-5.5 score was corrected to 3-5. Bleuel received a forfeit win because Birseck used an ineligible player on board 8.
BIRS	SK Birseck			5 — 3		Basler SG		BLSG
Schudel				½ - ½		Bänninger
Emden				1 - 0		Müller I
Müller II				1 - 0		Schaffner
IM Gereben				1 - 0		Leiser
Neuenschwander				½ - ½		Ammann
Guldimann				0 - 1		Fatzer
Erny				1 - 0		Fischer
Jost				- w/o +		Bleuel

Bern were without Blau and Nimzowitsch without Erwin Nievergelt. Bern saved a 4-4 draw after errors by Tagmann and Pierre Mueller.
NIMZ	SK Nimzowitsch Zürich			4 — 4		SK Bern		BERN
Keller				½ - ½		Brunner
Martin				0 - 1		Breitenmoser
Ludajic				1 - 0		Meyer, R.
Lerch				1 - 0		Neuenschwander
Tagmann				0 - 1		Selhofer
Nievergelt				1 - 0		Meier
Müller				0 - 1		Aebi
Gmür				½ - ½		Meyer, O.

Biel presented Zurich with red carnations to mark the visiting club's 150th anniversary.
SGZR	SG Zürich			7 — 1		SG Biel/Bienne		BIBE
Bhend				½ - ½		Castagna, Ri.
IM Christoffel				1 - 0		Bachmann
IM Johner				1 - 0		Kreitl
Stähelin				1 - 0		Straub
Crisovan				1 - 0		Suri
Zimmermann				1 - 0		Meyer
Weiss				½ - ½		Castagna, Re.
Roth				1 - 0		Castagna, C.

Cercle Jurassien (JURA) received a bye.

Standings after 1st round >>

no.	code	MP	pts	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.	SGZR	2*	7	BIBE 7	BYE -	BLSG	BIRS	NIMZ	JURA	BERN
2.	BIRS	2*	5	BLSG 5	BERN	JURA	SGZR	BIBE	NIMZ	BYE -
3.	NIMZ	1*	4	BERN 4	BLSG	BYE -	BIBE	SGZR	BIRS	JURA
	BERN	1*	4	NIMZ 4	BIRS	BIBE	JURA	BYE -	BLSG	SGZR
5.	BLSG	0*	3	BIRS 3	NIMZ	SGZR	BYE -	JURA	BERN	BIBE
6.	BIBE	0*	1	SGZR 1	JURA	BERN	NIMZ	BIRS	BYE -	BLSG
7.	JURA	0	0	BYE -	BIBE	BIRS	BERN	BLSG	SGZR	NIMZ