72nd Swiss Chess Championship :: Locarno 1972

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
⇑ 1.-3. Schaufelberger, Heinz 2340 SUI ● 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 3 5 1
⇑ 1.-3. Huss, Andreas 2360 SUI 1 ● 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 4 3 2
⇑ 1.-3. Känel, Hansjürg   SUI ½ 1 ● ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 5½ 4 3 2
4. Eichhorn, Ernst   SUI 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 2 6 1
5.-7. Steiner, Josef   SUI ½ 1 1 ½ ● 0 0 ½ 0 1 4½ 3 3 3
5.-7. Kieser, Ernst   SUI 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ● ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 2 5 2
5.-7. Wettstein, Markus   SUI ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 4½ 2 5 2
8.-9. Gebauer, Peter   SUI ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ● ½ 0 3½ 1 5 3
8.-9. Batchinsky, Basile   SUI 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ● 1 3½ 2 3 4
10. Nievergelt, Erwin   SUI ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ● 3 2 2 5

Three players shared first place. Championship play-off: Schaufelberger 1.5, Huss 1, Känel 0.5. All 45 main-event results, rounds and colours verified against contemporary reports and the published Berger draw.





Round by round results

1st round — 13th October 1972
Gebauer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Wettstein, Markus SUI 1 - 0 SUI Steiner, Josef
Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI 2340 ½ - ½ SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Huss, Andreas SUI 2360 ½ - ½ SUI Kieser, Ernst
Eichhorn, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ SUI Känel, Hansjürg
1. Wettstein — 1; 2.-9. Schaufelberger, Huss, Känel, Eichhorn, Kieser, Gebauer, Batchinsky, Nievergelt — ½; 10. Steiner — 0;



2nd round — 14th October 1972
Batchinsky, Basile SUI 0 - 1 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Kieser, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ SUI Eichhorn, Ernst
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI ½ - ½ 2360 SUI Huss, Andreas
Steiner, Josef SUI ½ - ½ 2340 SUI Schaufelberger, Heinz
Gebauer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ SUI Wettstein, Markus
1.-2. Känel, Wettstein — 1½; 3.-8. Schaufelberger, Huss, Eichhorn, Kieser, Gebauer, Nievergelt — 1; 9.-10. Steiner, Batchinsky — ½;



3rd round — 15th October 1972
Wettstein, Markus SUI ½ - ½ SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI 2340 ½ - ½ SUI Gebauer, Peter
Huss, Andreas SUI 2360 0 - 1 SUI Steiner, Josef
Eichhorn, Ernst SUI 1 - 0 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ SUI Kieser, Ernst
1.-3. Känel, Eichhorn, Wettstein — 2; 4.-7. Schaufelberger, Steiner, Kieser, Gebauer — 1½; 8.-10. Huss, Batchinsky, Nievergelt — 1;



4th round — 16th October 1972
Batchinsky, Basile SUI ½ - ½ SUI Kieser, Ernst
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Steiner, Josef SUI ½ - ½ SUI Eichhorn, Ernst
Gebauer, Peter SUI 0 - 1 2360 SUI Huss, Andreas
Wettstein, Markus SUI ½ - ½ 2340 SUI Schaufelberger, Heinz
1.-2. Eichhorn, Wettstein — 2½; 3.-8. Schaufelberger, Huss, Känel, Steiner, Kieser, Nievergelt — 2; 9.-10. Gebauer, Batchinsky — 1½;



5th round — 17th October 1972
Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI 2340 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Huss, Andreas SUI 2360 1 - 0 SUI Wettstein, Markus
Eichhorn, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ SUI Gebauer, Peter
Känel, Hansjürg SUI 0 - 1 SUI Steiner, Josef
Kieser, Ernst SUI 1 - 0 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
1.-5. Schaufelberger, Huss, Eichhorn, Steiner, Kieser — 3; 6. Wettstein — 2½; 7.-9. Känel, Gebauer, Nievergelt — 2; 10. Batchinsky — 1½;



6th round — 18th October 1972
Batchinsky, Basile SUI 1 - 0 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Steiner, Josef SUI 0 - 1 SUI Kieser, Ernst
Gebauer, Peter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Wettstein, Markus SUI ½ - ½ SUI Eichhorn, Ernst
Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI 2340 0 - 1 2360 SUI Huss, Andreas
1.-2. Huss, Kieser — 4; 3. Eichhorn — 3½; 4.-7. Schaufelberger, Känel, Steiner, Wettstein — 3; 8. Batchinsky — 2½; 9.-10. Gebauer, Nievergelt — 2;



7th round — 19th October 1972
Huss, Andreas SUI 2360 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Eichhorn, Ernst SUI 0 - 1 2340 SUI Schaufelberger, Heinz
Känel, Hansjürg SUI 1 - 0 SUI Wettstein, Markus
Kieser, Ernst SUI 0 - 1 SUI Gebauer, Peter
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 0 - 1 SUI Steiner, Josef
1. Huss — 5; 2.-5. Schaufelberger, Känel, Steiner, Kieser — 4; 6. Eichhorn — 3½; 7.-8. Wettstein, Gebauer — 3; 9. Batchinsky — 2½; 10. Nievergelt — 2;



8th round — 20th October 1972
Batchinsky, Basile SUI 1 - 0 SUI Steiner, Josef
Gebauer, Peter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Wettstein, Markus SUI ½ - ½ SUI Kieser, Ernst
Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI 2340 ½ - ½ SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Huss, Andreas SUI 2360 ½ - ½ SUI Eichhorn, Ernst
1. Huss — 5½; 2.-4. Schaufelberger, Känel, Kieser — 4½; 5.-6. Eichhorn, Steiner — 4; 7.-8. Wettstein, Batchinsky — 3½; 9.-10. Gebauer, Nievergelt — 3;



9th round — 21st October 1972
Eichhorn, Ernst SUI 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Känel, Hansjürg SUI 1 - 0 2360 SUI Huss, Andreas
Kieser, Ernst SUI 0 - 1 2340 SUI Schaufelberger, Heinz
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 0 - 1 SUI Wettstein, Markus
Steiner, Josef SUI ½ - ½ SUI Gebauer, Peter
1.-3. Schaufelberger, Huss, Känel — 5½; 4. Eichhorn — 5; 5.-7. Steiner, Kieser, Wettstein — 4½; 8.-9. Gebauer, Batchinsky — 3½; 10. Nievergelt — 3;







Information

72nd Swiss Chess Championship
Dates: 13th - 21st October 1972
City: Locarno (Switzerland)
Venue: Grand-Hotel Locarno
Organizers:
Tournament Director: Jean Scherrer
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Source: Neue Zuercher Zeitung, October-December 1972; FIDE July 1972 list; SSZ 1972 p.194; detailed evidence and source corrections: OB-REPORTS/sui1972/report.html.
PGN game file: sui-1972.pgn





Tournament Review

Arrigo Ruch welcomed the participants on behalf of the organizing committee. About 200 players competed across all categories. A Wednesday afternoon excursion visited the Verzasca valley.