Zurich's fun chess club in Albisrieden and Altstetten
Some of our new members have a first Swiss Rating! Best is Thomas Houweling after a great tournament at the Zurich Championships. But also Thomas Schmid and Julien Cretin are in with a good rating:
Thomas Houweling 1830 Thomas Schmid 1818 Julien Cretin 1643
Here is the complete Führungsliste SC Letzi
| SC Letzi 1 | - | Massagno 1 | 1½:4½ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabio Degiacomi | - | Daniele Cantora | 0:1 |
| Ian Cary | - | Sunil Rajbhandari | 0:1 |
| Roland Löhr | - | Alessandro Jones | ½:½ |
| Laurent Schneider | - | Dragan Budakovic | 1:0 |
| Werner Brunner | - | Cristian Manni | -/+ |
| Oswald Odermatt | - | Igor Zellweger | -/+ |
Other matches:
2nd league, Zentral II: Tribschen – Bellinzona 3½:2½. Réti – Entlebuch 5:1. Zug – Springer 2½:3½.
All results, schedules and further information: SMM
| Letzi 2 | - | Schlieren 1 | 6:0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Serratore | - | Martin Lachat | 1:0 |
| Kurt Glatzfelder | - | Christoph Schädeli | 1:0 |
| Patric Müller | - | Daniel Hitz | 1:0 |
| Franco Rocco | - | Paolo Zanoni | 1:0 |
| Jörg Lutz | - | Grigorios Panteloglou | 1:0 |
| Thomas Houweling | - | Monika Martegani | 1:0 |
Other matches:
| Reti Old Hands | - | Letzi | 3½:½ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Wyss | - | Markus Kauch | ½:½ |
| Thomas Allard | - | Ian Cary (C) | 1:0 |
| Edmund Hofstetter (C) | - | Shardul Paricharak | 1:0 |
| Linus Capraro | - | Thomas Schmid | 1:0 |
Rg. Name Elo Pkt. Wtg1 Wtg2 1. Petkidis Anthony 2360 8,0 52,0 2. Moor Olivier 2343 7,5 52,5 3. Rusev Aleksandar 2336 7,0 47,5 6. Kradolfer Georg 2081 6,0 51,0 17. Odermatt Oswald 1817 5,5 42,0 23. Serratore Vincenzo 1886 5,0 40,5 20,50 25. Lutz Thomas 1869 5,0 40,5 19,00 36. Lutz Jörg 1711 4,0 38,5 42. Schmid Thomas - 3,5 41,5 45. Houweling Thomas - 3,5 33,0 (56 player, 9 rounds)
More details: ZSM Blitz 2018
Dear Chess Friends,
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at 19:45 on Tuesday 29th May 2018 in the library (ground floor) of the Pflegezentrum Bachwiesen.
After the meeting the club will offer an Apéro.
Please find attached the invitation with items of the agenda: 201804_SCLetzi_EinladungGV
Kind regards
Roland Löhr
In round 4 both teams won important matches in their leagues!
Even with one player short, Letzi 1 was able to win in Bellinzona:
| Bellinzona 1 | - | Letzi 1 | 2½:3½ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walzer | - | Kurt Glatzfelder | 0:1 |
| Gabriele Ferrari | - | Laurent Schneider | 0:1 |
| Roberto Baroni | - | Jaroslaw Bukwa | ½:½ |
| Silvano Rossi | - | Roland Löhr | 0:1 |
| Michele Gervasoni | - | Thomas Schmid | 1:0 |
| Gianni Ruchti | - | n/a | +/- |
Other matches: Réti – Springer 3:3, Tribschen – Entlebuch 2½:3½, Massagno – Zug 4½:1½.
With a 5:1 victory Letzi 2 assured the first place!
| UBS 2 | - | SC Letzi 2 | 1:5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Vögeli | - | Roger Loup | ½:½ |
| Karl Signer | - | Vincenzo Serratore | 0:1 |
| Roland Berthold | - | Jörg Lutz | 0:1 |
| Rolf Gossweiler | - | Franco Rocco | 0:1 |
| Oliver Riesselmann | - | Arthur Storrer | 0:1 |
| Markus Böni | - | Roland Enderli | ½:½ |
Other matches: Wettswil – Langnau a/A 3½:2½, Stäfa – Zürich Felidae 3:3, Schlieren – Dübendorf 4:2.
All results, schedules and further information: SMM
Team Competition Rg. Team Pkt. --------------------- 1. Letzi 21,5 2. ASK Reti 19,0 3. SG Zürich 18,5 (bei insgesamt 9 Teams)
Promotion Rg. Name Verein Pkt. Wtg1 -------------------------------------------- 1. Sandbrink Kai Réti Ask 5½ 28,5 2. Khan Rizwan Chessflyers 5 27,5 3. Serratore Vincenzo Letzi 4½ 29,0 4. Schmutz David Réti Ask 4½ 28,5 5. Binzegger Urs Gligoric 4½ 25,0 6. Heinsius Thomas Nimzowitsch 4½ 24,0 7. Odermatt Oswald Friesenberg 4 30,5 (14 Teilnehmer)
Klasse A Rg. Name Verein Pkt. Wtg1 -------------------------------------------- 1. Houweling Thomas Letzi 6 30,0 2. Niederhauser Alex. Gligoric 5½ 29,0 3. Nohl Hansjörg Winterthur 5 31,0 4. Juchli Kurt Réti Ask 4½ 31,5 5. Lutz Jörg Letzi 4½ 30,5 6. Marmier Edouard - 4½ 28,5 7. Schmid Thomas Letzi 4½ 28,0 27. Barczyk Janusz Letzi 2½ 24,5 31. Enderli Roland Letzi 2 24,0 (34 Teilnehmer)
Klasse B Rg. Name Verein Pkt. Wtg1 -------------------------------------------- 1. Dülli-Loher Karl SG Zürich 6 32,0 2. Cretin Julien Letzi 6 29,0 3. Herzberger Thomas Riesbach 5 32,5 4. Huber Sebastian - 5 31,5 5. Fischer Christoph Wädenswil 5 29,0 6. Leventeas Dimitrios Letzi 5 28,5 7. Filitz Gerhard Zimmerberg 5 27,5 51. Güldenapfel Thomas Letzi 1 23,0 (55 Teilnehmer)
| Rank | Name | Pts | Tiebreak | Champ. Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Kradolfer | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 25 |
| 2 | Werner Brunner | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 20 |
| 3 | Patric Müller | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 18 |
| 4 | Roland Löhr | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 16 |
| 5 | Willi Frech | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 14 |
| 6 | Dimitrios Leventeas | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 7 | Franco Rocco | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 10 |
| 8 | Magdy Megeid | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 |
The winner of the 4th and final round of the Letzi Blitz Championship 2017-2018 is Werner Brunner. Congratulations! Playing outside in the fresh air in Zurich was good for him. He went undefeated in the double round robin tournament with time control 5 minutes + 2 seconds per move. Kurt Glatzfelder came second and Roger Loup third. Many thanks to all who played!
This was the second victory and third podium for Werner. He dominated the blitz championship this season and won his first Letzi blitz title. Congratulations!
| Rank | Name | Pts | Champ. Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Brunner | 10.0 | 25 |
| 2 | Kurt Glatzfelder | 8.0 | 20 |
| 3 | Roger Loup | 5.5 | 18 |
| 4 | Franco Rocco | 4.5 | 16 |
| 5 | Magdy Megeid | 2.0 | - |
| 6 | Thomas Güldenapfel | 0.0 | 14 |
Blitz Chess Championship Standings after 4 rounds:
1. Werner Brunner 70
2. Franco Rocco 46
3. Thomas Lutz 42
All details and results: Blitz Championship 2017-2018