International Swiss Chess Championship :: Thun 1956

57th Swiss Chess Championship

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Crosstable

pos.
intl		 pos.
SUI		 name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. 1. IM Blau, Maximilian SUI ● 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 6 5 2 2
2.-4. 2.-3. Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 0 ● 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 5½ 5 1 3
2.-4.   Diemer, Emil Joseph GER 1 0 ● ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 5½ 5 1 3
2.-4. 2.-3. Keller, Dieter SUI ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½ 3 5 1
5. 4. IM Kupper, Josef SUI ½ ½ 1 ½ ● ½ 0 1 1 0 5 3 4 2
6. 5. IM Johner, Hans SUI 0 1 0 ½ ½ ● 0 ½ 1 1 4½ 3 3 3
7.-8. 6. Walther, Edgar SUI 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ● 1 ½ 0 4 3 2 4
7.-8.   Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ● ½ 1 4 3 2 4
9. 7. Martin, Hans SUI 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ● 1 3 2 2 5
10. 8. Naegeli, Oskar SUI 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ● 2 2 0 7

Complete results, rounds and colours. See OB-REPORTS/sui1951-1960-enrich/report.html for evidence and unresolved fields.





Round by round results

1st round — 5th October 1956
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 0 - 1 GER Diemer, Emil Joseph
Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA ½ - ½ SUI IM Johner, Hans
Keller, Dieter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Martin, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Naegeli, Oskar
Walther, Edgar SUI 1 - 0 SUI IM Kupper, Josef
1.-4. Nievergelt, Diemer, Walther, Martin — 1; 5.-6. Johner, Ferrantes — ½; 7.-10. Blau, Keller, Kupper, Naegeli — 0;



2nd round — 6th October 1956
Diemer, Emil Joseph GER 1 - 0 SUI Martin, Hans
Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA 1 - 0 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
IM Johner, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
IM Kupper, Josef SUI ½ - ½ SUI Keller, Dieter
Naegeli, Oskar SUI 1 - 0 SUI Walther, Edgar
1. Diemer — 2; 2.-3. Johner, Ferrantes — 1½; 4.-7. Nievergelt, Walther, Martin, Naegeli — 1; 8.-9. Keller, Kupper — ½; 10. Blau — 0;



3rd round
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 1 - 0 SUI IM Johner, Hans
Keller, Dieter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Naegeli, Oskar
Martin, Hans SUI ½ - ½ ITA Ferrantes, Giovanni
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Kupper, Josef
Walther, Edgar SUI 0 - 1 GER Diemer, Emil Joseph
1. Diemer — 3; 2. Ferrantes — 2; 3.-6. Nievergelt, Keller, Johner, Martin — 1½; 7.-10. Blau, Kupper, Walther, Naegeli — 1;



4th round
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 1 - 0 SUI Martin, Hans
Diemer, Emil Joseph GER ½ - ½ SUI Keller, Dieter
Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA 0 - 1 SUI Walther, Edgar
IM Johner, Hans SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Kupper, Josef
Naegeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
1. Diemer — 3½; 2. Nievergelt — 2½; 3.-7. Blau, Keller, Johner, Walther, Ferrantes — 2; 8.-9. Kupper, Martin — 1½; 10. Naegeli — 1;



5th round
Keller, Dieter SUI 1 - 0 ITA Ferrantes, Giovanni
IM Kupper, Josef SUI 0 - 1 SUI Naegeli, Oskar
Martin, Hans SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Johner, Hans
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 1 - 0 GER Diemer, Emil Joseph
Walther, Edgar SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
1.-2. Nievergelt, Diemer — 3½; 3.-5. Blau, Keller, Johner — 3; 6.-8. Walther, Ferrantes, Naegeli — 2; 9.-10. Kupper, Martin — 1½;



6th round
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI ½ - ½ SUI Keller, Dieter
Diemer, Emil Joseph GER 0 - 1 SUI IM Kupper, Josef
Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA 0 - 1 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
IM Johner, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Naegeli, Oskar
Martin, Hans SUI ½ - ½ SUI Walther, Edgar
1. Nievergelt — 4½; 2. Johner — 4; 3.-5. Blau, Diemer, Keller — 3½; 6.-7. Kupper, Walther — 2½; 8.-10. Ferrantes, Martin, Naegeli — 2;



7th round
Keller, Dieter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Martin, Hans
IM Kupper, Josef SUI 1 - 0 ITA Ferrantes, Giovanni
Naegeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 GER Diemer, Emil Joseph
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Walther, Edgar SUI 1 - 0 SUI IM Johner, Hans
1.-4. Blau, Nievergelt, Diemer, Keller — 4½; 5. Johner — 4; 6.-7. Kupper, Walther — 3½; 8.-10. Ferrantes, Martin, Naegeli — 2;



8th round
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Kupper, Josef
Ferrantes, Giovanni ITA 1 - 0 SUI Naegeli, Oskar
IM Johner, Hans SUI 0 - 1 GER Diemer, Emil Joseph
Martin, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Nievergelt, Erwin
Walther, Edgar SUI ½ - ½ SUI Keller, Dieter
1. Diemer — 5½; 2.-3. Blau, Keller — 5; 4. Nievergelt — 4½; 5.-7. Kupper, Johner, Walther — 4; 8.-9. Ferrantes, Martin — 3; 10. Naegeli — 2;



9th round
Diemer, Emil Joseph GER 0 - 1 ITA Ferrantes, Giovanni
Keller, Dieter SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Johner, Hans
IM Kupper, Josef SUI 1 - 0 SUI Martin, Hans
Naegeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Nievergelt, Erwin SUI 1 - 0 SUI Walther, Edgar
1. Blau — 6; 2.-4. Nievergelt, Diemer, Keller — 5½; 5. Kupper — 5; 6. Johner — 4½; 7.-8. Walther, Ferrantes — 4; 9. Martin — 3; 10. Naegeli — 2;







Information

International Swiss Chess Championship
Dates: 5th - 13th October 1956
City: Thun (Switzerland)
Venue:
Organizers: Schachklub Thun
Head of Organizing Committee: Ad. Reußer
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 3 IMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Other websites: Championship history
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: switzerland-1956.pgn





Tournament Review

Max Blau won his third Swiss title after losing his first two games. The event programme ran from 5 to 14 October; the championship games ended on 13 October.