The ninth Swiss team championship attracted 79 teams from 40 clubs, with about 900 players expected to take part. Seven teams entered the first category, twenty the second, twenty-seven the third and twenty-five the fourth. Engineer A. Schmocker of Binningen succeeded Dr. Robert Levi as tournament director. The top division retained its seven-team, eight-board single round robin: seven rounds, six matches per club and one bye. SG Zürich defended the title in its 150th anniversary year. Newly promoted Biel replaced Alekhine Genève.

The announced dates were 3 May, 7 and 28 June, 23 August, 13 September, 4 October and 8 November. Several fixtures were rearranged. Both Nimzowitsch–Basel and Birseck–Bern from round 2 were postponed because players were involved in the Zürich Jubilee tournament. Nimzowitsch played their match in June before the report of 25 June; its exact day is unknown. Bern's requested alternatives of 14 or 21 June were not the eventual date: Bern hosted Birseck on 1 November. The report dated 9 November says “last Sunday”, but the result was already published on 6 November, ruling out 8 November. Jura–Bern from round 4 was moved to 30 August. Birseck–Nimzowitsch from round 6 was also postponed and was reported on 3 November; the exact playing date remains unconfirmed.

Round 1: Basel–Birseck 3–5 after correction, Bern–Nimzowitsch 4–4 and Biel–SG Zürich 1–7; Jura had the bye. Biel welcomed Zürich with red carnations and congratulations on their anniversary, but the visitors conceded only two draws despite the absence of Kupper, Walther and Marthaler. Bern were without Blau and Nimzowitsch without Erwin Nievergelt. With Nimzowitsch leading 4–2, errors in the remaining games by Tagmann and Pierre Müller allowed Bern to save the match. One press report calls the latter Paul Müller, but the detailed list identifies Pierre. In the Basel derby the original 2½–5½ was officially changed to 3–5: SSZ awarded Bleuel a forfeit win on board 8 because Birseck had used an ineligible player. The original drawn Jost–Bleuel result must therefore not be counted alongside the corrected result.

Round 2: Nimzowitsch–Basel 7–1, Bern–Birseck 4½–3½ after the change of venue, and Biel–Jura 6–2 according to subsequent standings, but 7–1 from the published individual results. The only match played on the scheduled date gave Biel their first win. Nimzowitsch subsequently overwhelmed Basel without losing a board; Keller, Ludajic, Pierre Müller, Lerch, Tagmann and Jürg Nievergelt won. Bern's very late win over Birseck kept their title challenge alive before the final round. Leepin beat Blau and Krivec beat Säuberli, but Bern countered through Brunner, Selhofer, Breitenmoser and Hofmann.

Round 3: Basel–SG Zürich 1½–6½, Bern–Biel 6–2 and Jura–Birseck 2½–5½; Nimzowitsch had the bye. Zürich and Birseck remained unbeaten, with Zürich ahead on board points. Birseck had gained a strong Yugoslav player, Krivec, who won against Schaller. Tordion defeated Gereben, but Jura lost five boards. Two press accounts exchange Rino and Renzo Castagna in Bern's line-up and one exchanges the order of boards 5 and 6. The 30 June detailed report is used for board order and the two Castagna pairings; these identities and colours remain open to further confirmation.

Round 4: Jura–Bern 2–6 after postponement, SG Zürich–Birseck 4½–3½ and Nimzowitsch–Biel 4½–3½. The two Zürich favourites narrowly survived difficult matches. SG Zürich played at the Zunfthaus Königstuhl, starting at 13:00. Before play a minute of silence commemorated Dr. D. Stähelin, brother of Adolf Stähelin, and his daughter, killed in a mountain accident on Piz Calandari. Gereben beat Naef, Krivec beat Baumgartner and Neuenschwander beat Rolf Roth. Walther's endgame win over Leepin in the sixth hour finally secured Zürich's match victory. At the Bahnhofbuffet Enge, Nimzowitsch were without Keller. Losses by Gmür and Müller endangered their result against Biel, until Tagmann beat junior Renzo Castagna in a difficult rook versus bishop-and-pawn ending in the seventh hour. Some reports name Suri on board 5, others Smitts. Suri is adopted from the more detailed Zürich reports, with the discrepancy retained for verification. Bern's later victory over Jura put them second on board points ahead of Nimzowitsch.

Round 5: Jura–Basel 3½–4½, Biel–Birseck 4–4 and SG Zürich–Nimzowitsch 5½–2½; Bern had the bye. The Zürich derby at the Bahnhofbuffet Enge was closer than the final score suggested. Keller beat Christoffel in the Alekhine Defence, Bhend drew with Gmür in a King's Gambit, and Ludajic lost to Walther after failing to find the best continuation in time trouble. Zürich also won through Johner, Marthaler and Hans Weiss. Biel held Birseck, who were without Leepin and Schudel. Basel's match with Jura was first reported as 4½–2½ with Müller–Lardon adjourned. Later team totals establish a final 4½–3½, hence Lardon's win; that individual result is inferred from the totals rather than quoted from a completed board report. The newspaper already described Jura as relegated, but the later expansion arrangements gave them another opportunity to stay up.

Round 6: Bern–Basel 4½–3½, Birseck–Nimzowitsch 5–3 and SG Zürich–Jura 5½–2½; Biel had the bye. The report published on 9 October supplies all sixteen board results for Bern–Basel and Zürich–Jura. Bern were without Blau and won narrowly after Suhr overstepped the time limit in a winning position on board 8. Brunner, Breitenmoser and Aebi drew, Säuberli and Richard Meyer lost, while Peter Neuenschwander, Selhofer and Oskar Meyer won. For Zürich, Naef lost to Lardon and Johner to Baud, Stähelin drew with Perdrizat, and Kupper, Bhend, Marthaler, Crisovan and Rolf Roth won. In the rearranged Birseck match, Nimzowitsch were missing several leading players. Leepin, Krivec, Emden and Fritz Müller won for Birseck, while Lerch and Tagmann scored for Nimzowitsch. Birseck temporarily reached second place, but their subsequent loss in Bern left SG Zürich on ten match points and 29 board points and Bern on nine and 25 before their decisive final meeting.

The final round was played centrally on 8 November at Hotel Zwyssighof, Wettingen, beginning at 13:00. The original schedule had provisionally named Baden. Schachclub Wettingen organised the event; Gemeindeammann Dr. Sinniger welcomed the six teams and opened play on 24 boards. SG Zürich fielded eight master players and beat Bern 6½–1½. Selhofer scored Bern's only win, against Baumgartner, and Säuberli drew with Walther. Kupper, Bhend, Christoffel, Marthaler, Johner and Stähelin won. Nimzowitsch defeated Jura 6½–1½ to overtake Birseck for third place. Biel beat Basel 6–2 without losing a game.

Final standings, match points / board points: 1. SG Zürich 12 / 35½; 2. SK Bern 9 / 26½; 3. SK Nimzowitsch Zürich 7 / 27½; 4. SK Birseck 7 / 26½; 5. SG Biel/Bienne 5 / 22½; 6. Basler SG 2 / 15½; 7. Cercle Jurassien 0 / 14. Zürich won all six matches for the second year running, scoring two and a half more board points than in 1958. This was their fifth title, after 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1958. Schmocker presented the new challenge trophy to club president Alois Nagler. Marthaler scored 5/5, Walther 4/5, Kupper 2/2, Zimmermann 1/1, Crisovan 4½/5, Hans Weiss 2½/3, Johner 3/4, Rolf Roth 3/4, Christoffel 3½/5, Stähelin 2½/4 and Bhend 3/5, according to the final report. One 11 November table incorrectly gives Biel 21½ instead of 22½; the six match results establish 22½. Another local article mistakenly places Nimzowitsch level with Bern and Biel level with Birseck; the full final table takes precedence.

Promotion and expansion: the first category was to grow from seven teams to eight in 1960. The second category was divided into regional groups, followed by promotion play-offs. Reserve teams could win a regional group but were ineligible for promotion to the first category: SG Zürich II won the eastern group, while Heerbrugg qualified for the promotion matches after beating St. Gallen 4½–3½ and finishing ahead of KV Zürich. A further clipping explicitly confirms two semi-final pairings. The first semi-final was played on 15 November 1959 in Kreuzlingen: Schaffhausen defeated Heerbrugg 6–2. Individual results, with Schaffhausen listed first: Sigg–Baumgartner 1–0, Vögeli–Schönenberger ½–½, Ringli–Spinner 1–0, K. Brunner–Dr. Jenny ½–½, Chapatte–Soller 0–1, Buchmüller–Kayser 1–0, H. Müller–Böni 1–0 and Tischler–Visser 1–0. The other semi-final was Neuchâtel–Lausanne. Neuchâtel subsequently appeared in the final, establishing them as the qualifier, but the numerical score and individual results of this semi-final remain unknown. The user identified the publication date as 20 November 1959. Its reference to the preceding Sunday dates Schaffhausen–Heerbrugg to 15 November. The date of Neuchâtel–Lausanne remains unconfirmed. The Lausanne club is identified only by its city in this source; its precise club identity remains unconfirmed. The final of the second category was won by Schaffhausen against Neuchâtel, giving Schaffhausen direct promotion. Two additional clippings confirm that Schaffhausen beat Neuchâtel 5–3 in Olten. The report calls the finalists the leading teams from eastern and western Switzerland. Board results, with Schaffhausen players listed first: Sigg–Morel 1–0, Vögeli–Robert 0–1, Ringli–Moré 1–0, Bossonet–Monnier 0–1, Brunner–Sörensen 1–0, Müller–Colin 0–1, Fischler–Etienne 1–0 and Bührer–Borel 1–0. The report says the match took place on the preceding Sunday, but its publication date is not visible, so the playing date cannot yet be established. Olten was the venue; the listing order alone does not establish board colours. The defeated Neuchâtel then received a second opportunity against Jura because of the expansion from seven to eight teams.

Under the normal arrangement last-placed Jura would have been relegated. Because an eighth place was being added, Jura instead played the runners-up of the second category, Neuchâtel, for the remaining place in the expanded division. Jura won 6½–1½ and retained their first-category place. Board results, in the published order: Tordion–Dr. Robert 1–0, Roth–Moré 1–0, Eschmann–Borel ½–½, Dr. Lardon–Monnier 1–0, Dr. Baud–Morel ½–½, Schilt–Sörensen 1–0, Perdrizat–Etienne ½–½ and Petrovic–Mayrat 1–0. Exact playing date and colours have not been established. These eight results belong to the separate promotion/relegation match and are not included in the 168 league boards or league standings. The 5 December statement that expansion meant Jura did not need to go down is only a compressed description: the later reports explicitly confirm that Jura had to win this match.

The resulting first-category field for 1960 was SG Zürich, Nimzowitsch Zürich, Basler SG, Birseck, Bern, Biel, Cercle Jurassien and newly promoted Schaffhausen. A separate second-category relegation match ended Caissa Zürich–Riehen 5–3. The reported Biel II–Birseck II promotion match belonged to a lower level and must not be confused with the play-offs for the first category.

Editorial status: the account uses the 38 supplied newspaper screenshots, including the duplicated 18 September clipping, plus the available local SSZ 1959 selection. SSZ printed p. 94 supplies the official correction of the first-round Basel derby; printed p. 43 contains the original fixture list. Full titles and page numbers of most newspapers remain unverified. All 168 league board results are reconstructed, including the two sixth-round matches supplied in the report of 9 October. All game records are result-only, with no moves. Match points agree with the final table. There is one unresolved board-point discrepancy: the eight published results of Biel–Jura in round 2 add up to 7–1, whereas subsequent team totals require 6–2. The PGN preserves the individual results, giving Biel 23½ and Jura 13 instead of the published 22½ and 14. No arbitrary change to an individual result has been made. Several names remain surnames or source initials, some board identities differ between reports, and colours follow the user's historical visitor-on-odd-boards rule and the documented or scheduled home designations. No systematic newspaper-archive search has been completed.