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9th round

Ääsch (Gasthof Mühle), 6th October 2002, 10⁰⁰

With the match tied at 3.5-3.5, Christian Gabriel beat Vadim Milov after 52 moves and almost six hours to secure Zurich's title. Florian Jenni's win over Franja Begovac earned his third and final GM norm.
SGZR	SG Zürich		2496	4½ – 3½	2483	SG Biel/Bienne		BIBE
GM Kortschnoj			2634	½ - ½	2562	GM Bauer
GM Gabriel			2562	1 - 0	2620	GM Milov
GM Brunner			2480	0 - 1	2587	GM Pelletier
IM Jenni			2483	1 - 0	2415	IM Begovac
IM Atlas			2501	0 - 1	2540	GM Gallagher
IM Hug, W.			2460	½ - ½	2562	GM Cvitan
GM Vogt			2484	½ - ½	2257	Robert
FM Grünenwald			2364	1 - 0	2322	FM Pytel

SRBS	SS Sorab Basel		2438	6 – 2	2248	SK St. Gallen		SGAL
GM Gavrikov			2581	0 - 1	2375	FM Novković
GM Renet			2489	½ - ½	2415	IM Umansky
IM Pikula			2485	½ - ½	2165	Potterat
IM Filipović			2446	1 - 0	2170	Jenal
IM Costa			2359	1 - 0	2165	Thaler
FM Maier			2363	1 - 0	2398	FM Baumgartner
IM Milošević			2400	1 - 0	2129	WIM Mira
FM Brendel			2378	1 - 0	2166	Leutwyler

Alfred Weindl completed an IM norm.
WINT	SG Winterthur		2286	3 – 5	2396	SF Reichenstein		RHST
IM Forster			2460	½ - ½	2587	GM Sokolov
IM Kelečević			2377	½ - ½	2443	GM Gheorghiu
IM Ballmann			2425	0 - 1	2374	FM Weindl
FM Hochstrasser			2339	1 - 0	2367	IM Kaenel
FM Schauwecker			2369	0 - 1	2315	Kühn
FM Georges			2250	½ - ½	2366	IM Wirthensohn
Hirzel			2264	½ - ½	2387	IM Partos
Bucher				0 - 1	2332	FM Kamber

Despite winning 4.5-3.5, Mendrisio were relegated on board points. A 5.5-2.5 win would have relegated Luzern instead. Roland Loetscher completed his first IM norm.
MEND	CS Mendrisio		2353	4½ – 3½	2391	SG Luzern		LUZE
GM Godena			2506	½ - ½	2622	GM Jussupow
IM Belotti			2419	0 - 1	2640	GM Hübner
IM Sedina			2428	½ - ½	2444	IM Züger
IM Mantovani			2359	0 - 1	2382	FM Almada
IM Vezzosi			2394	½ - ½	2312	FM Lötscher, R.
Patuzzo			2335	1 - 0	2235	Wüest
Ferrari			2188	1 - 0	2250	FM Kaufmann
Aranovitch			2192	1 - 0	2246	Räber

Wollishofen secured their place in Nationalliga A with this final-round win.
WOLL	SV Wollishofen		2311	5 – 3	2332	SK Bern		BERN
FM Moor, O.			2377	½ - ½	2420	IM Franzoni
IM Prusikin			2504	1 - 0	2353	FM Sutter
FM Moor, R.			2400	½ - ½	2408	IM Landenbergue
FM Kupper			2270	½ - ½	2311	FM Adler
FM Mäser			2277	½ - ½	2321	FM Flückiger
Wyss			2279	½ - ½	2347	FM Plesec
Hindermann			2188	½ - ½	2220	Denoth
Umbach			2192	1 - 0	2274	Zenklusen

<< Standings after 9th round

no.

code

MP

pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.

SGZR

16

44

SRBS 4

SGAL 6

RHST 4

MEND 4½

WINT 4½

WOLL 7½

BERN 4½

LUZE 4½

BIBE 4½

2.

SRBS

15

44

SGZR 4

BIBE 3½

MEND 5½

WINT 5

WOLL 5

RHST 5

LUZE 4½

BERN 5½

SGAL 6

3.

BIBE

14

42½

MEND 4

SRBS 4½

LUZE 6½

WOLL 4½

SGAL 5½

BERN 4

RHST 4½

WINT 5½

SGZR 3½

4.

RHST

12

41½

BERN 5½

MEND 5½

SGZR 4

SGAL 6

LUZE 5

SRBS 3

BIBE 3½

WOLL 4

WINT 5

5.

WINT

8

36½

LUZE 4

BERN 4

WOLL 5½

SRBS 3

SGZR 3½

MEND 5½

SGAL 5½

BIBE 2½

RHST 3

6.

WOLL

7

31½

SGAL 4

LUZE 5

WINT 2½

BIBE 3½

SRBS 3

SGZR ½

MEND 4

RHST 4

BERN 5

7.

LUZE

5

32½

WINT 4

WOLL 3

BIBE 1½

BERN 4½

RHST 3

SGAL 6

SRBS 3½

SGZR 3½

MEND 3½

BERN

5

32½

RHST 2½

WINT 4

SGAL 5½

LUZE 3½

MEND 4

BIBE 4

SGZR 3½

SRBS 2½

WOLL 3

9.

MEND

5

31

BIBE 4

RHST 2½

SRBS 2½

SGZR 3½

BERN 4

WINT 2½

WOLL 4

SGAL 3½

LUZE 4½

10.

SGAL

3

24

WOLL 4

SGZR 2

BERN 2½

RHST 2

BIBE 2½

LUZE 2

WINT 2½

MEND 4½

SRBS 2