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9th round

Regensdorf (Hotel Mövenpick), 15th October 2017, 11⁰⁰

Winterthur won their third title, their first since 1981, after a 4-4 draw. Richard Forster defeated Werner Hug in 73 moves in the last game to finish. Neither player noticed a possible threefold-repetition claim on move 41. Zürich played without the unwell Noël Studer. Gabriel Gähwiler completed his first GM norm.
SGZR	SG Zürich		2478	4 — 4	2448	SG Winterthur		WINT
GM Pelletier			2540	½ - ½	2585	GM Jussupow
GM Bauer			2647	½ - ½	2516	IM Georgiadis
GM Kosteniuk			2552	½ - ½	2427	IM Gähwiler
IM Hug			2475	0 - 1	2460	IM Forster
GM Brunner			2449	1 - 0	2399	IM Ballmann
GM Vogt			2405	½ - ½	2466	GM Jenni
FM Grünenwald			2328	½ - ½	2410	IM Kaczmarczyk
IM Mutschnik			2431	½ - ½	2324	FM Hasenohr

Bodan were relegated. Neuchâtel subsequently chose to withdraw to the 1. Liga.
GENE	CE Genève		2439	5½ — 2½	2338	SC Bodan Kreuzlingen		BDKR
GM Fontaine			2565	½ - ½	2474	IM Breder
GM Sokolov			2496	½ - ½	2371	IM Zeller
GM Riff			2508	½ - ½	2358	IM Hommeles
IM Vernay			2487	1 - 0	2332	IM Weindl
GM Mirallès			2423	1 - 0	2285	FM Knödler
IM Vuilleumier			2347	½ - ½	2350	IM Kühn
FM Burri			2393	½ - ½	2282	Modler
IM Fioramonti			2293	1 - 0	2253	FM Wildi

Luzern secured their place in the top division with this win.
LUZE	SG Luzern		2436	4½ — 3½	2472	SG Riehen		RIEH
GM Krämer			2575	½ - ½	2519	GM Renet
IM Kurmann			2481	1 - 0	2578	GM Heimann
IM Fröwis			2434	½ - ½	2554	GM Hickl
IM Lötscher, R.			2430	0 - 1	2478	GM Cvitan
IM Atlas, V.			2432	1 - 0	2373	Schmidt-Schäffer
FM Riff			2384	½ - ½	2476	IM Georgiadis
FM Bänziger			2379	1 - 0	2333	FM Flückiger
FM Gloor			2371	0 - 1	2464	IM Brunner

Marco Gähler completed another IM norm, but still needed to reach the 2400 rating requirement.
RETI	ASK Réti Zürich		2357	2 — 6	2358	SV Wollishofen		WOLL
GM Stojanović			2490	½ - ½	2411	IM Kessler
GM Bogner			2599	½ - ½	2526	GM Prusikin
IM Degtiarev			2402	0 - 1	2401	IM Moor, R.
IM Maier			2399	0 - 1	2316	IM Moor, O.
Wagner			2241	0 - 1	2367	FM Gähler
Hofmann			2281	½ - ½	2311	IM Hochstrasser
Haas			2163	0 - 1	2304	FM Mäser
Antognini			2278	½ - ½	2229	Fend

NEUC	CÉ Neuchâtel		2247	2½ — 5½	2351	CS Mendrisio		MEND
GM Charnushevich			2488	½ - ½	2489	GM Godena
IM Sermier			2374	1 - 0	2373	Zujev
FM Ermeni			2247	0 - 1	2314	FM Patuzzo
Poignot			2222	½ - ½	2461	IM Bellini
Robert			2222	0 - 1	2353	IM Aranovitch
Bex			2186	0 - 1	2288	IM Sedina
Sadéghi			2108	0 - 1	2308	IM Mantovani
Hauser			2125	½ - ½	2220	Cacciola

<< Standings after 9th round

no.

code

MP

pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.

WINT

15

49

WOLL 6

NEUC 8

GENE 3½

RETI 5½

BDKR 6

MEND 6½

RIEH 5

LUZE 4½

SGZR 4

2.

SGZR

15

47½

MEND 5½

GENE 6

RETI 2½

NEUC 6

WOLL 6½

BDKR 6

LUZE 4½

RIEH 6½

WINT 4

3.

GENE

14

43

NEUC 5½

SGZR 2

WINT 4½

RIEH 5

LUZE 6

RETI 5½

WOLL 5½

MEND 3½

BDKR 5½

4.

RIEH

9

38

BDKR 7

RETI 5½

NEUC 5

GENE 3

MEND 5½

WOLL 4

WINT 3

SGZR 1½

LUZE 3½

5.

RETI

9

34

LUZE 4

RIEH 2½

SGZR 5½

WINT 2½

NEUC 5

GENE 2½

MEND 5½

BDKR 4½

WOLL 2

6.

WOLL

9

33½

WINT 2

MEND 4

LUZE 4

BDKR 4½

SGZR 1½

RIEH 4

GENE 2½

NEUC 5

RETI 6

7.

MEND

7

29½

SGZR 2½

WOLL 4

BDKR 4½

LUZE 2

RIEH 2½

WINT 1½

RETI 2½

GENE 4½

NEUC 5½

8.

LUZE

6

34

RETI 4

BDKR 3

WOLL 4

MEND 6

GENE 2

NEUC 3½

SGZR 3½

WINT 3½

RIEH 4½

9.

BDKR

4

28

RIEH 1

LUZE 5

MEND 3½

WOLL 3½

WINT 2

SGZR 2

NEUC 5

RETI 3½

GENE 2½

10.

NEUC

2

23½

GENE 2½

WINT 0

RIEH 3

SGZR 2

RETI 3

LUZE 4½

BDKR 3

WOLL 3

MEND 2½