| 52nd Swiss Chess Championship :: Genève 1951 |
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Crosstable
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| 1. |
IM Grob, Henry |
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½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
8½ |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| 2. |
Lob, Paulin |
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½ |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
| 3. |
Kupper, Josef |
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0 |
1 |
● |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| 4. |
Henneberger, Walter |
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0 |
0 |
½ |
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1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 5. |
Batchinsky, Basile |
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½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
● |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| 6. |
Emden, Hermann |
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1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
| 7. |
Janda, Friedrich Ludwig |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
| 8. |
Morel, Fernand |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| 9. |
Müller-Breil, Paul |
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0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
● |
½ |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
| 10. |
Hedinger, Rudolf |
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0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
● |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
| 11. |
Schürmann, Hans |
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½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
● |
1 |
3½ |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| 12. |
Naegeli, Oskar |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
● |
2½ |
2 |
1 |
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Complete results; only source-supported rounds and colours have been added. Remaining unknown colours are technical placeholders, identified in PGN. Colour display suppressed for result-only games because some colours remain uncertain. See OB-REPORTS/sui1951-1960-enrich/report.html for evidence and unresolved fields.
Information
| 52nd Swiss Chess Championship |
| Dates: |
20th - 29th July 1951 |
| City: |
Genève (Switzerland) |
| Venue: |
Hôtel Métropole |
| Organizers: |
Club d’échecs de Genève |
| Head of Organizing Committee: |
Nicolas Betchov |
| Tournament Director: |
Ed. Schneiter |
| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
12 (incl. 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
66 |
| Competition format: |
Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| Source: |
Supplied final crosstable; contemporary newspapers and SSZ. Detailed citations and reconstruction audit: OB-REPORTS/sui1951-1960-enrich/report.html. Event numbering unchanged; undocumented calendar dates remain unknown. |
| PGN game file: |
sui-1951.pgn |
Tournament Review
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The event marked the 50th anniversary of the Geneva chess club. Henry Grob combined playing with reporting for Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He won his final five games to secure his second national title. A tied first place would have required a play-off.
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