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9th round

Studen (BE) (Hotel Florida), 28th October 2001

Biel secured the title with this 5-3 win. Ivo Donev lost on time before completing move 40, and his protest concerning the electronic clock was rejected. Zurich were without Viktor Korchnoi, who was playing in Amsterdam's Ladies vs. Seniors event.
BIBE	SG Biel/Bienne		2489	5 – 3	2462	SG Zürich		SGZR
GM Milov			2602	½ - ½	2487	IM Jenni
GM Bauer			2585	1 - 0	2463	IM Hug
GM Cvitan			2550	½ - ½	2545	GM Gabriel
IM Pelletier			2545	1 - 0	2484	IM Atlas
GM Gallagher			2511	0 - 1	2460	GM Vogt
IM Begovac			2417	½ - ½	2482	GM Brunner
FM Maier			2354	1 - 0	2390	IM Donev
FM Grünenwald			2347	½ - ½	2384	FM Goldstern

Enrique Almada completed his first IM norm.
LUZE	SG Luzern		2392	5½ – 2½	2223	CS Mendrisio		MEND
GM Jussupow			2633	½ - ½	2398	WGM Sedina
FM Almada			2364	½ - ½	2369	IM Mantovani
GM Hübner			2612	1 - 0	2401	IM Vezzosi
IM Züger			2418	1 - 0	2318	Patuzzo
IM Sherwin			2345	½ - ½	2192	Perruchoud
FM Kaufmann			2270	½ - ½	2176	Aranovitch
Lötscher			2253	½ - ½	2133	Bertazzo
Wüest			2242	1 - 0		Pedrini

RHST	SF Reichenstein		2403	4½ – 3½	2372	SG Winterthur		WINT
GM Gheorghiu			2457	½ - ½	2519	GM King
GM Sokolov			2602	1 - 0	2462	IM Forster
FM Weindl			2352	½ - ½	2398	IM Kelečević
IM Kaenel			2407	0 - 1	2360	FM Schauwecker
IM Partos			2386	1 - 0	2428	IM Ballmann
IM Milošević			2379	0 - 1	2300	Kümin
IM Wirthensohn			2333	½ - ½	2223	FM Georges
FM Herb			2311	1 - 0	2288	Rüetschi

In the last game to finish in the championship, Roger Moor drew with Giancarlo Franzoni to secure a 4-4 draw and save Wollishofen from relegation at Geneva's expense. Oliver Sutter completed his first IM norm.
BERN	SK Bern		2327	4 – 4	2285	SV Wollishofen		WOLL
IM Franzoni			2417	½ - ½	2385	FM Moor, R.
IM Landenbergue			2405	½ - ½	2380	Moor, O.
FM Adler			2327	½ - ½	2272	FM Kupper
FM Sutter			2324	½ - ½	2264	FM Mäser
FM Plesec			2329	½ - ½	2272	Bauert
FM Flückiger			2325	1 - 0	2249	Wyss
Denoth			2245	0 - 1	2223	Fierz
Zenklusen			2240	½ - ½	2234	Hindermann

Both teams were relegated despite Geneva winning both matches of the final weekend. Wollishofen's last-minute draw against Bern left Geneva behind on board points.
GENE	CE Genève		2254	5 – 3	2352	SG Riehen		RIEH
GM Renet			2486	1 - 0	2427	GM Nemet
GM Mirallès			2469	1 - 0	2495	IM Ekström
IM Gerber			2421	½ - ½	2366	FM Rüfenacht
Vuilleumier			2150	½ - ½	2439	IM Siegel
Henze				½ - ½	2248	IM Bhend
Leib			2230	1 - 0	2368	IM Löffler
Wolff			2188	0 - 1	2190	Allemann
Batchinsky			2289	½ - ½	2284	FM Giertz

<< Standings after 9th round

no.

code

MP

pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.

BIBE

17

48

RHST 5

RIEH 5

LUZE 4

WOLL 5½

MEND 5½

GENE 7

BERN 6½

WINT 4½

SGZR 5

2.

SGZR

15

47½

BERN 6

GENE 7½

RHST 5

MEND 6

RIEH 5½

WINT 4

WOLL 5½

LUZE 5

BIBE 3

3.

LUZE

12

41

RIEH 4½

WOLL 6½

BIBE 4

BERN 5

WINT 3

RHST 4

GENE 5½

SGZR 3

MEND 5½

4.

RHST

11

38

BIBE 3

MEND 4½

SGZR 3

GENE 6

BERN 2½

LUZE 4

RIEH 5

WOLL 5½

WINT 4½

5.

BERN

10

35½

SGZR 2

WINT 4

GENE 4½

LUZE 3

RHST 5½

MEND 4½

BIBE 1½

RIEH 6½

WOLL 4

6.

WINT

8

39

GENE 7½

BERN 4

WOLL 4

RIEH 4

LUZE 5

SGZR 4

MEND 3½

BIBE 3½

RHST 3½

7.

MEND

6

31½

WOLL 4½

RHST 3½

RIEH 5

SGZR 2

BIBE 2½

BERN 3½

WINT 4½

GENE 3½

LUZE 2½

8.

WOLL

4

29½

MEND 3½

LUZE 1½

WINT 4

BIBE 2½

GENE 6½

RIEH 2½

SGZR 2½

RHST 2½

BERN 4

9.

GENE

4

21

WINT ½

SGZR ½

BERN 3½

RHST 2

WOLL 1½

BIBE 1

LUZE 2½

MEND 4½

RIEH 5

10.

RIEH

3

29

LUZE 3½

BIBE 3

MEND 3

WINT 4

SGZR 2½

WOLL 5½

RHST 3

BERN 1½

GENE 3