68th Swiss Team Chess Championship: 2018

SMM — Nationalliga A

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Basic data

68th Swiss Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Dates: March - October 2018
City: Various locations (season-long competition)
Organizers: Schweizerischer Schachbund
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Teams participating: 10
Top 8 from 2017 Nationalliga A
Promoted from Nationalliga B 2017: Echallens Chess Club, SK St. Gallen
Players participating: 123 (incl. 26 GMs, 34 IMs, 25 FMs and 2 WFMs)
Games played: 360 (1 game was forfeited)
Competition format: Round Robin
Final order decided by: Match points, then game points.
Time control:
Website: swisschess.ch
Other websites: Wikipedia [DE] :: information
Wikipedia [DE] :: team rosters
Sources: Schweizerische Schachzeitung 2018, nos. 2-6; Swisschess results and schedule 2018; Wikipedia season and rosters 2018; FIDE rating lists March, April, June, July, September and October 2018; sui-SMM.pgn.
Data notes: Luzern won their second title, their first since 1991, finishing level with Genève on match points and ahead by 1½ game points. Mendrisio and St. Gallen were relegated.
PGN game file: 18swiss.pgn