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WASKO Hetman GKS Katowice wins the Polish Extraleague 2019 |
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Friday, 06 September 2019 14:48 |
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The strongest ever edition of Polish Team Championship – Extraleague finished in Katowice. The local team "WASKO Hetman GKS Katowice", with Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, David Navara, Bartosz Socko, and other stars of Polish and European chess. They made a draw only in one match against the eventual bronze-medalists "Wieża Pęgów" and won all other encounters, including the principal one against the runner-up "VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław".
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Team |
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MP |
BP |
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Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice |
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3½ |
3 |
4 |
3½ |
5 |
3½ |
4½ |
4½ |
4 |
17 |
35½ |
| 2 |
VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław |
2½ |
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3½ |
4½ |
3½ |
4 |
5 |
3½ |
4½ |
3½ |
16 |
34½ |
| 3 |
Wieża Pęgów |
3 |
2½ |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
3½ |
4 |
4½ |
4½ |
11 |
30 |
| 4 |
KSz Silesia Racibórz |
2 |
1½ |
4 |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
3½ |
3½ |
3½ |
11 |
27 |
| 5 |
Akademia Szachowa Gliwice |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
2 |
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4 |
5 |
3½ |
4 |
3 |
10 |
29½ |
| 6 |
KSz Stilon Gorzów |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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3½ |
3 |
3½ |
4½ |
9 |
25½ |
| 7 |
KSz Dwie Wieże Kraków |
2½ |
1 |
2½ |
4 |
1 |
2½ |
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3½ |
1½ |
4½ |
6 |
23 |
| 8 |
KSz Miedź Legnica |
1½ |
2½ |
2 |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
2½ |
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3½ |
3½ |
5 |
23½ |
| 9 |
Baszta MOS Żnin |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2 |
2½ |
4½ |
2½ |
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4 |
4 |
22½ |
| 10 |
Biały Król Wisznia Mała |
2 |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
3 |
1½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2 |
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1 |
19 |
Red carpet and gala opening had preceded the team championship. The Cesar Hall of Hotel Arsenal Palace Chorzow hosted all participants, city officials, local artists and other notable guests, and also the first half of the championship. The second part of the competition took place at the Silesian Voivodship Office, and the Mayor (President) of Katowice city Marcin Krupa attended both the opening gala and one of the rounds.
The broadcast in English was provided on FIDE Youtube Channel by European Chess TV, with IM Piotr An Nguyen and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili as commentators.
Official website: https://ekstraliga2019.pzszach.pl
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