International Swiss Chess Championship :: Biel 1967

68th Swiss Chess Championship

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Crosstable

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1.   Mashian, Houshang IRI ● 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 5 4 0
2. 1. IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 0 ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 5 3 1
3.-4. 2.-3. Glauser, Hansruedi SUI ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 3 6 0
3.-4. 2.-3. Klein, Werner SUI 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6 4 4 1
5.-6. 4.-5. Hohler, Peter SUI ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 4 1 6 2
5.-6. 4.-5. Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 4 1 6 2
7.-8. 6.-7. Castagna, Rino SUI 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 0 3½ 1 5 3
7.-8. 6.-7. Goldberger, Ernst SUI ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● ½ 1 3½ 1 5 3
9. 8. Batchinsky, Basile SUI 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 3 1 4 4
10. 9. Brunner, Eduard SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ● 1½ 1 1 7

Rounds and colours follow the published original draw and Berger schedule. Equal scores shown as shared places; unconfirmed tie-break criteria omitted. Houshang Mashian (IRI) won the tournament; Max Blau won his fourth Swiss title. The nine rounds ran from 14 to 22 July; the closing ceremony was on 23 July.






Round by round results

1st round — 14th July 1967
Hohler, Peter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Glauser, Hansruedi
Castagna, Rino SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Goldberger, Ernst SUI 1 - 0 SUI Brunner, Eduard
Klein, Werner SUI 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ - ½ IRI Mashian, Houshang
1.-4. Blau, Glauser, Klein, Goldberger — 1; 5.-6. Mashian, Marthaler — ½; 7.-10. Hohler, Castagna, Batchinsky, Brunner — 0;



2nd round — 15th July 1967
Glauser, Hansruedi SUI ½ - ½ IRI Mashian, Houshang
Batchinsky, Basile SUI ½ - ½ SUI Marthaler, Otto
Brunner, Eduard SUI 0 - 1 SUI Klein, Werner
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 1 - 0 SUI Goldberger, Ernst
Hohler, Peter SUI ½ - ½ SUI Castagna, Rino
1.-2. Blau, Klein — 2; 3. Glauser — 1½; 4.-6. Mashian, Marthaler, Goldberger — 1; 7.-9. Hohler, Castagna, Batchinsky — ½; 10. Brunner — 0;



3rd round — 16th July 1967
Castagna, Rino SUI ½ - ½ SUI Glauser, Hansruedi
Goldberger, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ SUI Hohler, Peter
Klein, Werner SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Marthaler, Otto SUI 1 - 0 SUI Brunner, Eduard
Mashian, Houshang IRI 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
1.-2. Blau, Klein — 2½; 3.-5. Mashian, Glauser, Marthaler — 2; 6. Goldberger — 1½; 7.-8. Hohler, Castagna — 1; 9. Batchinsky — ½; 10. Brunner — 0;



4th round — 17th July 1967
Glauser, Hansruedi SUI 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Brunner, Eduard SUI 0 - 1 IRI Mashian, Houshang
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 1 - 0 SUI Marthaler, Otto
Hohler, Peter SUI ½ - ½ SUI Klein, Werner
Castagna, Rino SUI 1 - 0 SUI Goldberger, Ernst
1. Blau — 3½; 2.-4. Mashian, Glauser, Klein — 3; 5.-6. Marthaler, Castagna — 2; 7.-8. Hohler, Goldberger — 1½; 9. Batchinsky — ½; 10. Brunner — 0;



5th round — 18th July 1967
Goldberger, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ SUI Glauser, Hansruedi
Klein, Werner SUI ½ - ½ SUI Castagna, Rino
Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ - ½ SUI Hohler, Peter
Mashian, Houshang IRI 1 - 0 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Batchinsky, Basile SUI ½ - ½ SUI Brunner, Eduard
1. Mashian — 4; 2.-4. Blau, Glauser, Klein — 3½; 5.-6. Marthaler, Castagna — 2½; 7.-8. Hohler, Goldberger — 2; 9. Batchinsky — 1; 10. Brunner — ½;



6th round — 19th July 1967
Glauser, Hansruedi SUI 1 - 0 SUI Brunner, Eduard
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI 1 - 0 SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Hohler, Peter SUI ½ - ½ IRI Mashian, Houshang
Castagna, Rino SUI ½ - ½ SUI Marthaler, Otto
Goldberger, Ernst SUI 0 - 1 SUI Klein, Werner
1.-4. Mashian, Blau, Glauser, Klein — 4½; 5.-6. Marthaler, Castagna — 3; 7. Hohler — 2½; 8. Goldberger — 2; 9. Batchinsky — 1; 10. Brunner — ½;



7th round — 20th July 1967
Klein, Werner SUI ½ - ½ SUI Glauser, Hansruedi
Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ - ½ SUI Goldberger, Ernst
Mashian, Houshang IRI 1 - 0 SUI Castagna, Rino
Batchinsky, Basile SUI 1 - 0 SUI Hohler, Peter
Brunner, Eduard SUI 0 - 1 SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
1.-2. Mashian, Blau — 5½; 3.-4. Glauser, Klein — 5; 5. Marthaler — 3½; 6. Castagna — 3; 7.-8. Hohler, Goldberger — 2½; 9. Batchinsky — 2; 10. Brunner — ½;



8th round — 21st July 1967
Glauser, Hansruedi SUI ½ - ½ SUI IM Blau, Maximilian
Hohler, Peter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Brunner, Eduard
Castagna, Rino SUI ½ - ½ SUI Batchinsky, Basile
Goldberger, Ernst SUI ½ - ½ IRI Mashian, Houshang
Klein, Werner SUI 1 - 0 SUI Marthaler, Otto
1.-3. Mashian, Blau, Klein — 6; 4. Glauser — 5½; 5.-7. Hohler, Marthaler, Castagna — 3½; 8. Goldberger — 3; 9. Batchinsky — 2½; 10. Brunner — ½;



9th round — 22nd July 1967
Marthaler, Otto SUI ½ - ½ SUI Glauser, Hansruedi
Mashian, Houshang IRI 1 - 0 SUI Klein, Werner
Batchinsky, Basile SUI ½ - ½ SUI Goldberger, Ernst
Brunner, Eduard SUI 1 - 0 SUI Castagna, Rino
IM Blau, Maximilian SUI ½ - ½ SUI Hohler, Peter
1. Mashian — 7; 2. Blau — 6½; 3.-4. Glauser, Klein — 6; 5.-6. Hohler, Marthaler — 4; 7.-8. Castagna, Goldberger — 3½; 9. Batchinsky — 3; 10. Brunner — 1½;








Information

International Swiss Chess Championship
Dates: 14th - 22nd July 1967
City: Biel (Switzerland)
Venue: Kongresshaus
Organizers:
Head of Organizing Committee: Peter Bachmann
Tournament Director: Hans Suri
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 1 IM)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Source: Supplied crosstable; contemporary NZZ and Der Bund reports. Sources and original drawing order: OB-REPORTS/sui1966-1967/report.html.
PGN game file: switzerland-1967.pgn