The previous league took place two years earlier and in a shortened format, so this time we got a real league like the one from 1950. Partizan came to Valjevo stronger than ever, with nine masters, of which more than half were national team members. The only team that could threaten them was Mladost Zagreb, with Udovčić at top board. As it happened, Partizan won all the matches and won the fourth title. LjUŠK achieved a great success because to take the third place with only local players. Home team ŠK Valjevo managed to take sixth place and thus survive in the first league.

Game Vasiljević-Mlinar (round 4) ended in a draw after 148 moves and 14½ hours of play, because White did not manage to win QvR ending. Ćetković failed to mate Hočevar in a simple Bishop+Knight ending.