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Letzi 2 battled it out against a very strong team Lenzburg 2 in the first round of the SMM 2019:
| Letzi 2 | - | Lenzburg 2 | 3:3 |
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| Kurt Glatzfelder | - | Jürg Hertli | 0:1 |
| Thomas Houweling | - | Martin Schmid | 0:1 |
| Franco Rocco | - | Lothar Eichenberger | 0:1 |
| Roger Loup | - | Peter Bucher | 1:0 |
| Dimitrios Leventeas | - | Richard Attinger | 1:0 |
| Julien Cretin | - | Jacques Villars | 1:0 |
All results, schedules and further information: SMM
With Martin Casanova (SSB Code 24419) and Chidambaram “Chillu” Annamalai (SSB Code 24418) we can this week welcome two new members in our chess club!
With a hard-fought draw against Zug our team 1 stays in the 1st league!
| Letzi 1 | - | Zug 1 | 3:3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lutz | - | Richard Zweifel | 0:1 |
| Oswald Odermatt | - | Roman Deuber | 0:1 |
| Laurent Schneider | - | Oleg Voinikonis | 1:0 |
| Patric Müller | - | Willi Dürig | 0:1 |
| Roland Löhr | - | Cyrill Leuthold | 1:0 |
| Shardul Paricharak | - | Gavin Zweifel | 1:0 |
Our 2nd team just played for the honor – however, all players fighted for the win:
| Letzi 2 | - | Schlieren 1 | 2:2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muster | - | Mario Neves | ½:½ |
| Roger Loup | - | Martin Lachat | 1:0 |
| Roland Enderli | - | Graziano Orsi | ½:½ |
| Dimitrios Leventeas | - | Christoph Schädeli | 0:1 |
All results, schedules and further information: SGM
Wettswil with four player above 2200 was in the promotion match too strong – however, quite a good season for our teams!
| SC Letzi 1 | - | Wettswil 1 | 1½:4½ |
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| Patric Müller | - | Urs Rüetschi | 0:1 |
| Ian Cary | - | Philipp Aeschbach | 0:1 |
| Roland Löhr | - | Daniel Christen | 0:1 |
| Werner Brunner | - | Sacha Georges | 0:1 |
| Vincenzo Serratore | - | David Klee | ½:½ |
| Thomas Schmid | - | Kaspar Köchli | 1:0 |
All results, schedules and further information: ZMM
Georg (1HP), Werner and Roland still have the chance to catch up with Osi Odermatt in the final round:
| Georg Kradolfer (2½) | - | Oswald Odermatt (4) | 1:0 |
| Werner Brunner (3) | - | Roland Löhr (3) | : |
| Vincenzo Serratore (2½) | - | Roger Loup (2½) | ½:½ |
| Julien Cretin (2) | - | Ian Cary (2½) | : |
| Werner Busslinger (2) | - | Dimitrios Leventeas (2) | 0:1 |
| Thomas Houweling (1½) | - | Franco Rocco (2) | : |
| Janusz Barczyk (1) | - | Thomas Güldenapfel (1) | : |
| Roland Enderli (½) | spielfrei | +/- |
Current standings can be found on chess-results.com: Letzi Championship
Rank | Name | Pts | Buchholz | Champ. Pts |
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1. | Georg Kradolfer | 4½ | 25 |
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2. | Willi Frech | 3½ | 13½ | 20 |
3. | Patric Müller | 3½ | 12½ | 18 |
4. | Werner Brunner | 3½ | 12 | 16 |
5. | Dimitrios Leventeas | 3 | 11½ | 14 |
6. | Daniel Muster | 3 | 10 | 12 |
7. | Martin Casanova | 2 | 15½ | 10 |
8. | Vladimir Kokarau | 2 | 14½ | 9 |
9. | Thomas Güldenapfel | 2 | 13 | 8 |
10. | Julien Cretin | 2 | 9 | 7 |
11. | Roger Loup | 1 | 6 |
Round 3 will be played 2nd April 2019.
All details can be found on Chess-Results
Our team 1 wins the league Pb with yet another nice victory!
| ASK Reti 3 | - | SC Letzi 1 | ½:5½ |
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| Daniel Lienhard | - | Rainer Schaub | 0:1 |
| Fabian Lang | - | Ian Cary | ½:½ |
| Christof Tschurr | - | Thomas Schmid | 0:1 |
| Bernhard Brodowsky | - | Werner Brunner | 0:1 |
| Bernhard Burkhardt | - | Jarek Bukwa | 0:1 |
| Philipp Kaufmann | - | Shardul Paricharak | 0:1 |
Wettswil won the other group and will be a strong opponent in the promotion match – please have the 12th March already in your calendar!
Top players are Werner and Ian with 4/5; Kurt scored 2.5/3
Congratulations to the whole team!
All results, schedules and further information: ZMM
With a smoth victory against Langnau our team 2 took the opportunity to win league Ib letting Wollishofen 3 and Nimzowitsch 4 behind!
| SC Letzi 2 | - | Langnau | 5½:½ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Serratore | - | Erwin Schuler | 1:0 |
| Patric Müller | - | Jochen Lang | 1:0 |
| Daniel Muster | - | Arthur Schwerzmann | 1:0 |
| Franco Rocco | - | Detlef Weiss | ½:½ |
| Dimitrios Leventeas | - | Jan ten Pierick | 1:0 |
| Roger Loup | - | Gabriela Lang | 1:0 |
Top players were Franco with 4 out of 5 ahead of Patric 3/4, Vincenzo 3/5 and Dimitrios 2+1/4.
Congratulations to the whole Team for winning the league and getting promoted to league P!
All results, schedules and further information: ZMM
Letzi 1 fighted for the team draw – however, it’s quite tight in the league before the last round:
| Letzi 1 | - | ASK Reti 3 | 3:3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cary | - | Eugen Fleischer | 0:1 |
| Roland Löhr | - | Thomas Allard | 0:1 |
| Laurent Schneider | - | Andreas Kreienbühl | 1:0 |
| Shardul Paricharak | - | Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir | 1:0 |
| Thomas Schmid | - | Linus Capraro | 1:0 |
| Oswald Odermatt | - | Anselm Schönbächler | 0:1 |
Team 2 won again and confirmed the second place. Probably, Dötting:en-Klingnau cannotbe caught
| Schaffhausen Munot 4 | - | SC Letzi 2 | 1:3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brauchli | - | Andras Miklos | 0:1 |
| Klaus Dittrich | - | Janusz Barczyk | 0:1 |
| Karl Denzinger | - | Dimitrios Leventeas | ½:½ |
| Felix Altermatt | - | Roland Enderli | ½:½ |
In the last round 16th March 2019 both teams will play at home:
Letzi 1 – Zug 1
Letzi 2 – Schlieren 1
All results, schedules and further information: SGM
Rank | Name | Pts | Buchholz | Champ. Pts |
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1. | Michal Svagerka | 5 | (25) |
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2. | Willi Frech | 4 | 20 |
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3. | Roland Löhr | 3½ | 18 |
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4. | Dimitrios Leventeas | 3 | 16 |
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5. | Oswald Odermatt | 2½ | 14 |
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6. | Vladimir Kokarau | 2 | 13½ | 11 |
7. | Daniel Muster | 2 | 13½ | 11 |
8. | Roger Loup | 2 | 7 | 9 |
9. | Samuel Beatty | 1 | (8) |
Rank | Name | R1 | R2 | Sum |
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1. | Roland Löhr | 20 | 18 | 38 |
2. | Dimitrios Leventeas | 14 | 16 | 30 |
3. | Ian Cary | 25 | 25 |
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4. | Michal Svagerka | 25 | (25) |
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5. | Willi Frech | 20 | 20 |
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6. | Werner Brunner | 18 | 18 |
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7. | Roger Loup | 8 | 9 | 17 |
8. | Franco Rocco | 16 | 16 |
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9. | Oswald Odermatt | 14 | 14 |
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10. | Julien Cretin | 12 | 12 |
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11. | Vladimir Kokarau | 11 | 11 |
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12. | Daniel Muster | 11 | 11 |
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13. | Kurt Glatzfelder | 10 | 10 |
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14. | Thomas Güldenapfel | 9 | 9 |
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15. | Samuel Beatty | 8 | (8) |
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