| 62nd Swiss Chess Championship :: Interlaken 1961 |
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| pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1. | Keller, Dieter | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2. | IM Gereben, Erno | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3. | IM Blau, Maximilian | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4. | Castagna, Rino | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5. | Roth, Rolf | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 6. | Nievergelt, Erwin | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7. | Trachsler, Jakob | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8.-9. | Batchinsky, Basile | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 8.-9. | Crisovan, Alex | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 10. | Olsommer, Claude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11. | Gmür, Edwin A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 1½ | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Hans Johner withdrew through illness after round 5; his five games were annulled and are archived separately, excluded from this table. 12 starters, 11 classified; 11 scheduled rounds. Complete results; unconfirmed colours and round numbers are marked in PGN. Equal scores shown as shared places; unverified tie-break criteria are not invented.
| 1st round — 7th July 1961 | |||||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | 0 - 1 | Castagna, Rino | |||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | ½ - ½ | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | 1 - 0 | Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | 1 - 0 | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 0 - 1 | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | |||||||||
| 1.-4. Keller, Castagna, Roth, Nievergelt 1; 5.-6. Gereben, Blau ½; 7.-11. Trachsler, Batchinsky, Crisovan, Olsommer, Gmür 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 8th July 1961 | |||||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | ½ - ½ | Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||
| IM Gereben, Erno | ½ - ½ | Castagna, Rino | |||||||
| Gmür, Edwin A. | 0 - 1 | Keller, Dieter | |||||||
| Roth, Rolf | ½ - ½ | Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | ½ - ½ | Crisovan, Alex | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 2; 2.-4. Castagna, Roth, Nievergelt 1½; 5.-6. Gereben, Blau 1; 7.-9. Trachsler, Batchinsky, Crisovan ½; 10.-11. Olsommer, Gmür 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 9th July 1961 | |||||||||
| Castagna, Rino | ½ - ½ | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | ½ - ½ | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | 1 - 0 | IM Blau, Maximilian | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | 0 - 1 | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 0 - 1 | Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 3; 2.-4. Gereben, Castagna, Roth 2; 5.-6. Nievergelt, Trachsler 1½; 7.-8. Blau, Crisovan 1; 9.-10. Batchinsky, Gmür ½; 11. Olsommer 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 9th July 1961 | |||||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | ½ - ½ | Crisovan, Alex | |||||||
| IM Gereben, Erno | ½ - ½ | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| Gmür, Edwin A. | 0 - 1 | Olsommer, Claude | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | 0 - 1 | Keller, Dieter | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | 1 - 0 | Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||
| Castagna, Rino | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 4; 2.-4. Gereben, Roth, Trachsler 2½; 5. Castagna 2; 6.-8. Blau, Nievergelt, Crisovan 1½; 9. Olsommer 1; 10.-11. Batchinsky, Gmür ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 10th July 1961 | |||||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | ½ - ½ | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| Castagna, Rino | ½ - ½ | Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | 0 - 1 | Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | ½ - ½ | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 0 - 1 | IM Blau, Maximilian | |||||||
| Roth, Rolf | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 4½; 2.-3. Gereben, Trachsler 3; 4.-7. Blau, Castagna, Roth, Nievergelt 2½; 8. Crisovan 1½; 9.-11. Batchinsky, Olsommer, Gmür 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 12th July 1961 | |||||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | 1 - 0 | Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||
| Gmür, Edwin A. | 0 - 1 | Castagna, Rino | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | 1 - 0 | Crisovan, Alex | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | 1 - 0 | Olsommer, Claude | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | 0 - 1 | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 5½; 2.-5. Blau, Castagna, Roth, Nievergelt 3½; 6.-7. Gereben, Trachsler 3; 8. Crisovan 1½; 9.-11. Batchinsky, Olsommer, Gmür 1; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | 1 - 0 | Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||
| Castagna, Rino | ½ - ½ | IM Blau, Maximilian | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | 0 - 1 | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 0 - 1 | Keller, Dieter | |||||||
| Roth, Rolf | 1 - 0 | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 6½; 2. Roth 4½; 3.-5. Gereben, Blau, Castagna 4; 6. Nievergelt 3½; 7. Trachsler 3; 8. Batchinsky 2; 9. Crisovan 1½; 10.-11. Olsommer, Gmür 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 13th July 1961 | |||||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | 1 - 0 | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | ½ - ½ | Olsommer, Claude | |||||||
| IM Gereben, Erno | 1 - 0 | Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | ½ - ½ | Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | ½ - ½ | Castagna, Rino | |||||||
| Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 7; 2.-3. Gereben, Blau 5; 4.-5. Castagna, Roth 4½; 6. Nievergelt 4; 7. Trachsler 3; 8. Batchinsky 2½; 9. Crisovan 2; 10. Olsommer 1½; 11. Gmür 1; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 13th July 1961 | |||||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | ½ - ½ | Crisovan, Alex | |||||||
| Castagna, Rino | ½ - ½ | Keller, Dieter | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 0 - 1 | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Roth, Rolf | ½ - ½ | Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | ½ - ½ | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 7½; 2. Gereben 6; 3.-5. Blau, Castagna, Roth 5; 6. Nievergelt 4½; 7. Trachsler 3½; 8. Batchinsky 3; 9. Crisovan 2½; 10.-11. Olsommer, Gmür 1½; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| IM Blau, Maximilian | 1 - 0 | Trachsler, Jakob | |||||||
| Crisovan, Alex | ½ - ½ | Castagna, Rino | |||||||
| IM Gereben, Erno | 1 - 0 | Gmür, Edwin A. | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | 1 - 0 | Roth, Rolf | |||||||
| Olsommer, Claude | 1 - 0 | Batchinsky, Basile | |||||||
| Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 8½; 2. Gereben 7; 3. Blau 6; 4. Castagna 5½; 5. Roth 5; 6. Nievergelt 4½; 7. Trachsler 3½; 8.-9. Batchinsky, Crisovan 3; 10. Olsommer 2½; 11. Gmür 1½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 15th July 1961 | |||||||||
| Batchinsky, Basile | ½ - ½ | IM Gereben, Erno | |||||||
| Castagna, Rino | 1 - 0 | Olsommer, Claude | |||||||
| Gmür, Edwin A. | 0 - 1 | IM Blau, Maximilian | |||||||
| Roth, Rolf | ½ - ½ | Crisovan, Alex | |||||||
| Trachsler, Jakob | ½ - ½ | Nievergelt, Erwin | |||||||
| Keller, Dieter | |||||||||
| 1. Keller 8½; 2. Gereben 7½; 3. Blau 7; 4. Castagna 6½; 5. Roth 5½; 6. Nievergelt 5; 7. Trachsler 4; 8.-9. Batchinsky, Crisovan 3½; 10. Olsommer 2½; 11. Gmür 1½; | |||||||||
| 62nd Swiss Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 7th - 16th July 1961 |
| City: | Interlaken (Switzerland) |
| Venue: | Kursaal, Theatersaal |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 11 (incl. 2 IMs) |
| Games played: | 55 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Source: | Supplied crosstable and contemporary newspapers. See OB-REPORTS/sui1961-1965/report.html for sources, discrepancies and federation caveats. Gereben: SUI provisional, exact historical registration date unverified. |
| PGN game file: | sui-1961.pgn |