Austrian Chess Bundesliga

Austrian Chess Bundesliga starts with interesting results
Sparkasse Jenbach takes the lead
Report by Chessdom.com

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.

Here is the full article with results and pics.