Chess friends Kornwestheim take first place with a clear victory!

Chess friends Kornwestheim take first place with a clear victory!

In Kornwestheim, the chess club 59 Kornwestheim is at the center of the action. The first team celebrated their third win in a row in the national league last weekend. With an impressive result of 5.5:2.5 against the third team from Heilbronn, the team not only secured victory, but also defended their lead in the table. Stuttgart News reports on the significant achievements of the players and the great commitment to chess in the region.

Julian Maisch scored the team's first point early in the game. This was followed by draws from Danny Yi and Malte Kluge, while Luka Jajcinovic was extremely combative in a rook ending. Thomas Bantel then secured victory with an extra pawn, and Joshua Lüdke and Till Steinmeyer also contributed to the team's success with their draws. Finally, Markiyan Bodriyenko won the decisive point in the final, which made the victory perfect.

Success in the lower leagues

But it wasn't just the first team that shone. The second team also clearly won the club duel against the third team with 7:1 and thus also retained first place in the district league. Thomas Fillips, Jonas Grötzner and Luka Jajcinovic were able to extend the lead early on. Hans-Peter Faißt scored another point with a fantastic royal attack. Wolfgang Gaus and Thomas Bantel completed the dominant performance.

In addition, the Kornwestheim VI was also able to demonstrate its performance. A convincing 5.5:0.5 win against Marbach V catapulted the team to first place in the C class. So things are looking rosy for chess fans in all leagues. The fourth team also didn't let up and won 4.5:3.5 against Marbach II, which moved them up to fourth place. Only the seventh team had to be content with a 3-3 draw against Pattonville III.

Ratings and rankings

As far as the rating is concerned, we know that the German rating number (DWZ) consists of two components: the actual rating number and an index for the number of evaluations. Let's take a look at the different top lists that are exciting for chess players in Germany. This includes the top 10 in various categories, such as for women, U18, U16 and for the smaller age groups such as U12 and U10, for both girls and boys, as on chess.in is to be read.

The achievements of the chess club 59 Kornwestheim as well as the payout of the chess rankings show that chess is very popular in the region and that the players are making great progress. May the game of chess continue to flourish and the next encounters be just as successful!