Austrian Chess Bundesliga starts with interesting results

Sparkasse Jenbach takes the lead (games added)

The first three rounds of the Austrian Chess Bundesliga 2009 / 2010 were played from 6th to 8th of November. Three straight wins with a sensational 16,0/18 game points gave Sparkasse Jenbach the lead. GM Zoltan Gyimesi lead the team of Jenbach scoring 2,5/3, while GM Schlosser on board two had a perfect 3,0/3.

With two match wins and a draw are the teams of Sparkasse Fürstenfeld (with GM Igor Kurnosov 2,5/3 on board 1), Holz Dohr (with GM Georg Meier 2,5/ on board 1), Styria Graz (with GM Thomas Luther 1,5/3 on board 1), and SK Advisory Invest Baden (1,5/3 on board 1).

Besides GM Schlosser, there are two more players with perfect score in the first weekend of the Austrian Bundesliga - GM Peter Wells and GM Zoltan Ribli, both for Styria Graz. Multiple surprising results were seen during the first rounds. The 2700 club participant GM Eljanov was defeated by GM Kurnosov and held to a draw by GM Ragger. GM Kurnosov was held to a draw by the experienced Austrian IM Valery Atlas, while GM Kuzubov and GM Balogh drew all their games.

Scroll down for full results of the first rounds.

GM Geor Meier, top board for Holz Dohr

GM Csaba Balogh is one of the strongest third boards of the event

Michael Roiz stable on board 2 for Sparkasse Fürstenfeld

Round 1

1 ASVÖ SK Lackenbach - 12 Holz Dohr ½ :5½

GM Varga Zoltan 2486 - GM Meier Georg 2653 0 - 1
IM Bokros Albert 2487 - GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2634 ½ - ½
Hagara Eduard 2383 - GM Baklan Vladimir 2655 0 - 1
Vass Frantisek 2350 - GM Bischoff Klaus 2569 0 - 1
MK Ranits Franz 2164 - IM Freitag Manfred 2387 0 - 1
Reitgruber Dietmar 1968 - FM Karner Christoph 2384 0 - 1

2 Styria Graz - 11 ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf 4 : 2

GM Luther Thomas 2577 - GM Polzin Rainer 2473 ½ - ½
IM Nanu Ciprian Costica 2506 - IM Schneider Ilja 2496 0 - 1
GM Ribli Zoltan 2559 - GM Likavsky Tomas 2476 1 - 0
GM Ruck Robert 2556 - FM Schweda Roland 2432 ½ - ½
GM Wells Peter 2489 - IM Volkmann Friedrich Karl 2404 1 - 0
Pirker Georg 2124 - WIM Kopinits Anna-Christina 2218 1 - 0

3 Sparkasse Jenbach - 10 ASVÖ Pamhagen 5 : 1

GM Gyimesi Zoltan 2584 - IM Lipka Juraj 2409 1 - 0
GM Schlosser Philipp 2556 - MK Kuthan Andreas 2220 1 - 0
GM Acs Peter 2538 - Maslik Miroslav 2377 1 - 0
GM Boensch Uwe 2511 - Vitouch Anatol 2288 ½ - ½
IM Lehner Oliver 2407 - Lovrinovic Christian 2247 1 - 0
FM Kleissl Helmut 2291 - Bozinovic Boban 2086 ½ - ½

4 SK Hohenems - 9 SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld 1½:4½

IM Atlas Valery 2427 - GM Kurnosov Igor 2666 ½ - ½
IM Novkovic Milan 2393 - GM Roiz Michael 2659 0 - 1
FM Baldauf Marco 2373 - GM Mikhalevski Victor 2607 ½ - ½
Froewis Georg 2274 - IM Schenk Andreas 2506 0 - 1
FM Atlas Dimitry 2330 - IM Wach Markus 2381 ½ - ½
Burschowsky Matthias 2214 - IM Kuba Guenter 2395 0 - 1

5 Husek Wien - 8 SK Kl.Ztg.MPÖ Maria Saal 2½:3½

IM Boros Denez 2494 - GM Ragger Markus 2565 ½ - ½
FM Mihok Oliver 2398 - GM Pavasovic Dusko 2590 1 - 0
Binder Michael 2202 - GM Buhmann Rainer 2603 0 - 1
Reinwald Patrick 2097 - IM Kreisl Robert 2380 ½ - ½
Zojer Stefan 2043 - Halvax Georg 2294 0 - 1
Haas Bernhard 1995 - Hartl Daniel 2253 ½ - ½

6 SK Advisory Invest Baden - 7 Mayrhofen/Zillertal 5 : 1

GM Eljanov Pavel 2729 - GM Maiwald Jens-Uwe 2474 1 - 0
GM Socko Bartosz 2643 - FM Platzgummer Fabian 2380 ½ - ½
GM Balogh Csaba 2613 - IM Gross David 2465 ½ - ½
GM Shengelia Davit 2560 - FM Tabernig Bernhard 2293 1 - 0
IM Baumegger Siegfried 2456 - Schiestl Josef 2118 1 - 0
FM Bawart Markus 2399 - MK Kroell Johannes 2264 1 - 0

Round 2

12 Holz Dohr - 7 Mayrhofen/Zillertal 4 : 2

GM Meier Georg 2653 - GM Lanka Zigurds 2506 1 - 0
GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2634 - GM Maiwald Jens-Uwe 2474 ½ - ½
GM Baklan Vladimir 2655 - FM Platzgummer Fabian 2380 1 - 0
GM Bischoff Klaus 2569 - IM Gross David 2465 ½ - ½
IM Freitag Manfred 2387 - IM Hausner Ivan 2460 ½ - ½
FM Karner Christoph 2384 - Schiestl Josef 2118 ½ - ½

8 SK Kl.Ztg.MPÖ Maria Saal - 6 SK Advisory Invest Baden 2 : 4

GM Ragger Markus 2565 - GM Eljanov Pavel 2729 ½ - ½
GM Pavasovic Dusko 2590 - GM Socko Bartosz 2643 0 - 1
GM Buhmann Rainer 2603 - GM Balogh Csaba 2613 ½ - ½
GM Tratar Marko 2480 - GM Shengelia Davit 2560 0 - 1
IM Kreisl Robert 2380 - IM Baumegger Siegfried 2456 ½ - ½
Hartl Daniel 2253 - FM Bawart Markus 2399 ½ - ½

9 SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld - 5 Husek Wien 5½: ½

GM Kurnosov Igor 2666 - IM Boros Denez 2494 1 - 0
GM Roiz Michael 2659 - FM Mihok Oliver 2398 1 - 0
GM Mikhalevski Victor 2607 - Binder Michael 2202 1 - 0
IM Schenk Andreas 2506 - Reinwald Patrick 2097 1 - 0
IM Wach Markus 2381 - Zojer Stefan 2043 ½ - ½
IM Kuba Guenter 2395 - Haas Bernhard 1995 1 - 0

10 ASVÖ Pamhagen - 4 SK Hohenems 3 : 3

IM Lipka Juraj 2409 - GM Bezold Michael 2517 1 - 0
MK Kuthan Andreas 2220 - IM Atlas Valery 2427 0 - 1
Maslik Miroslav 2377 - IM Novkovic Milan 2393 1 - 0
Vitouch Anatol 2288 - FM Baldauf Marco 2373 0 - 1
Lovrinovic Christian 2247 - Froewis Georg 2274 1 - 0
Bozinovic Boban 2086 - FM Atlas Dimitry 2330 0 - 1

11 ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf - 3 Sparkasse Jenbach 1 : 5

GM Polzin Rainer 2473 - GM Gyimesi Zoltan 2584 ½ - ½
IM Schneider Ilja 2496 - GM Schlosser Philipp 2556 0 - 1
GM Likavsky Tomas 2476 - GM Acs Peter 2538 0 - 1
FM Schweda Roland 2432 - GM Boensch Uwe 2511 0 - 1
IM Volkmann Friedrich Karl 2404 - IM Lehner Oliver 2407 ½ - ½
WIM Kopinits Anna-Christina 2218 - IM Reich Thomas 2359 0 - 1

1 ASVÖ SK Lackenbach - 2 Styria Graz 1 : 5

GM Varga Zoltan 2486 - GM Luther Thomas 2577 ½ - ½
IM Bokros Albert 2487 - IM Nanu Ciprian Costica 2506 ½ - ½
Hagara Eduard 2383 - GM Ribli Zoltan 2559 0 - 1
Vass Frantisek 2350 - GM Ruck Robert 2556 0 - 1
Olle Peter 2248 - GM Wells Peter 2489 0 - 1
MK Ranits Franz 2164 - Pirker Georg 2124 0 - 1

Round 3

2 Styria Graz - 12 Holz Dohr 3 : 3

GM Luther Thomas 2577 - GM Meier Georg 2653 ½ - ½
IM Nanu Ciprian Costica 2506 - GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2634 ½ - ½
GM Ribli Zoltan 2559 - GM Baklan Vladimir 2655 1 - 0
GM Ruck Robert 2556 - GM Bischoff Klaus 2569 0 - 1
GM Wells Peter 2489 - IM Freitag Manfred 2387 1 - 0
Pirker Georg 2124 - FM Karner Christoph 2384 0 - 1

3 Sparkasse Jenbach - 1 ASVÖ SK Lackenbach 6 : 0

GM Gyimesi Zoltan 2584 - Hagara Eduard 2383 1 - 0
GM Schlosser Philipp 2556 - Vass Frantisek 2350 1 - 0
GM Boensch Uwe 2511 - Olle Peter 2248 1 - 0
IM Lehner Oliver 2407 - MK Ranits Franz 2164 1 - 0
IM Reich Thomas 2359 - Reitgruber Dietmar 1968 1 - 0
GM Stangl Markus 2455 - Rathmanner Anton 1798 1 - 0

4 SK Hohenems - 11 ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf 2 : 4

GM Bezold Michael 2517 - GM Polzin Rainer 2473 ½ - ½
IM Atlas Valery 2427 - IM Schneider Ilja 2496 ½ - ½
IM Novkovic Milan 2393 - GM Likavsky Tomas 2476 0 - 1
FM Baldauf Marco 2373 - FM Schweda Roland 2432 0 - 1
Froewis Georg 2274 - IM Volkmann Friedrich Karl 2404 0 - 1
FM Atlas Dimitry 2330 - WIM Kopinits Anna-Christina 2218 1 - 0

5 Husek Wien - 10 ASVÖ Pamhagen 3 : 3

IM Boros Denez 2494 - IM Lipka Juraj 2409 ½ - ½
FM Mihok Oliver 2398 - MK Kuthan Andreas 2220 1 - 0
Binder Michael 2202 - Maslik Miroslav 2377 ½ - ½
Reinwald Patrick 2097 - Vitouch Anatol 2288 0 - 1
Zojer Stefan 2043 - Lovrinovic Christian 2247 ½ - ½
Haas Bernhard 1995 - Bozinovic Boban 2086 ½ - ½

6 SK Advisory Invest Baden - 9 SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld 3 : 3

GM Eljanov Pavel 2729 - GM Kurnosov Igor 2666 0 - 1
GM Socko Bartosz 2643 - GM Roiz Michael 2659 ½ - ½
GM Balogh Csaba 2613 - GM Mikhalevski Victor 2607 ½ - ½
GM Shengelia Davit 2560 - IM Schenk Andreas 2506 ½ - ½
IM Baumegger Siegfried 2456 - IM Wach Markus 2381 1 - 0
FM Bawart Markus 2399 - IM Kuba Guenter 2395 ½ - ½

7 Mayrhofen/Zillertal - 8 SK Kl.Ztg.MPÖ Maria Saal 1½:4½

GM Lanka Zigurds 2506 - GM Ragger Markus 2565 ½ - ½
GM Maiwald Jens-Uwe 2474 - GM Pavasovic Dusko 2590 0 - 1
FM Platzgummer Fabian 2380 - GM Buhmann Rainer 2603 0 - 1
IM Gross David 2465 - GM Tratar Marko 2480 0 - 1
IM Hausner Ivan 2460 - IM Kreisl Robert 2380 ½ - ½
FM Tabernig Bernhard 2293 - Halvax Georg 2294 ½ - ½

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