Echesspedia

The Swiss Chess Association was created in 1889; in 1960 it was renamed the Swiss Chess Federation. In 1995, the Federation merged with the Swiss Federation of Workers created in 1923.

A member and co-founder of FIDE in 1924, the country hosted the FIDE HQ for many years in Zurich, Luzern and in Lausanne.

Among the major tournaments organised in Switzerland, can be mentioned Clare Bendict Chess Cup, 1953 Zurich Candidate Tournament, 1968 Chess Olympiad in Lugano, 1976, 1985 and 1993 Interzonal of  Biel, 1982 Chess Olympiad in Luzern, 1985, 1989, 1997 World Team Championships in Luzern, 1998 World Championship Final Match Karpov-Anand  in Lausane, 2004 Classical World Championship final Kramnik-Leko in Brissago, Credit Suisse Masters, Biel festival  and Lugano Open.

The Swiss champions were:

1889 Pestalozzi and Poplawski, 1890 Pestalozzi, Poplawski, 1892 Corrodi, Fahrni, 1893 Popoff, 1895 Bachmann, 1896 Bachmann and Duhm H, 1897 Sack, 1898 Bachman, 1899 Henneberger M, 1900 Duhm A, 1901 Meyer, Pestalozzi, Duhm A and Duhm H, 1902 Meyer and Martin, 1903 Muller, 1904 Henneberger W, 1905 Hanni, 1906 Henneberger W and Henneberger M, 1907 Duhm D, Johner P and Kunz, 1908 Johner P and Johner H, 1909 Henneberger M, 1910 Naegeli, 1911 Henneberger M & W, Voellmy and Krantz, 1912 Henneberger W, 1913 Duhm A, 1914 Duhm D, Henneberger W, 1920 Voellmy, 1922 Voellmy, 1923 Johner H, 1924 Zimmermann, 1925 Johner P, 1926 Michel, 1927 Staehelin, 1928 Johner H & P, 1929 Johner H, 1930 Johner P, 1931 Johner H, 1932 Johner H & P, 1934 Johner H, 1935 Johner H, 1936 Naegeli, 1937 Johner H, 1938 Johner H, 1939 Grob, 1941-2 Gygli. 1942 Ehrat & Christoffel, 1943 Christoffel, 1944 Lob, 1945 Christoffel, 1946 Strehle, 1947 Johner H, 1948 Christoffel, 1949 Tordion, 1950 Johner H, 1951 Grob, 1952 Christoffel, 1953 Blau, 1954 Kupper, 1955 Blau, 1956 Blau, 1957 Kupper, 1958 Keller, 1959 Lob, 1960 Keller, 1961 Keller, 1962 Kupper, 1963 Keller, 1964 Markus, 1965 Markus, 1966 Bhend, 1967 Blau, 1969 Lombard, 1970 Lombard, 1971 Schaufelberger, 1972 Schaufelberger, 1973 Lombard, 1974 Lombard, 1975 Hug, 1976 Kanel, 1977 Lombard, 1978 Kanel, 1979 Wirthensohn, 1980 Kaenel, 1981 Wirthensohn, 1982 Korchnoi, 1983 Huss, 1984 Korchnoi, 1985 Korchnoi, 1986 Klauser, 1987 Gerber, 1988 Ekström, 1989 Züger, 1990 Nemet, 1991 Costa, 1992 Wintersohn, 1993 Costa, 1994 Brunner, 1995 Pelletier, 1996 Gavrikov, 1997 Gallagher, 1998 Gallagher, 1999 Ekström, 2000 Pelletier, 2001 Ekström, 2002 Pelletier, 2003 Jenni, 2004 Gallagher, 2005 Gallagher, 2006 Jenni, 2007 Gallagher, 2008 Ekström, 2009 Korchnoi, 2010 Pelletier, 2011 Korchnoi.

Korchnoi leading the Swiss team vs. Serbia, European Team Championship 2009 2011