61st Swiss Chess Championship :: Balgach 1960

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts + = -
1. Keller, Dieter René SUI ● 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 7 4 0
2. Walther, Edgar SUI 0 ● 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 6 3 2
3. IM Johner, Hans SUI ½ 0 ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 6½ 4 5 2
4. Martin, Hans SUI 0 ½ ½ ● 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6½ 4 5 2
5. Roth, Rolf SUI ½ ½ ½ 0 ● ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 3 6 2
6. Crisovan, Alex SUI ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ● 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 5½ 3 5 3
7. IM Gereben, Ernő SUI 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ● ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 4 3 4
8. Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 0 10 1
9. Olsommer, Claude SUI 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ● ½ 1 0 5 4 2 5
10. Schäppi, Richard SUI 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 4 1 6 4
11. Säuberli, Werner SUI 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ● ½ 3 1 4 6
12. Emden, Hermann SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ● 2½ 1 3 7

Complete results; only source-supported rounds and colours have been added. Remaining unknown colours are technical placeholders, identified in PGN. See OB-REPORTS/sui1951-1960-enrich/report.html for evidence and unresolved fields.






Information

61st Swiss Chess Championship
Dates: 15th - 24th July 1960
City: Balgach (Switzerland)
Venue: Turnhalle
Organizers: Schachklub Heerbrugg
Head of Organizing Committee: Guy Jenny
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 12 (incl. 2 IMs)
Games played: 66
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
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-1960.pgn






Tournament Review

The festival attracted over 200 players across its sections. Twelve masters played a round-robin championship. A daily tournament newspaper, D’Chlötzlischieber, published games and reports.