División de Honor (chess) 1998
The División de Honor (chess) 1998 was the fourth season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 42nd Spanish team championship in chess , it was played with ten teams. The champions were the team of CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa, which was created from the merger of the defending champion CE Barcino Barcelona with Epic Terrassa. UE Foment Martinenc Barcelona and CA Endesa Ponferrada were promoted from the Primera División. Both newly promoted players achieved relegation, while CE Vulcà-Speed Sound Barcelona, EM El Olivar Zaragoza and CA Centro Goya Villa de Teror had to relegate.
For the team squads of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 1998 .
mode
The ten participating teams played a simple round-robin tournament . The last three were relegated to the Primera División and were replaced by the promoted from the Primera División. The game was played on four boards, the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for a defeat), then the number of team points (two points for a win, one point) decided the placement for a tie, no point for a loss).
Dates and venue
The tournament was held in Salamanca from September 5th to 13th .
Season course
Practically all decisions had already been made before the last lap. CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa had 2.5 board points and 4 team points ahead of UGA Barcelona and could even have afforded a narrow defeat. CE Vulcà-Speed Sound Barcelona and CA Centro Goya Villa de Teror were already relegated, and EM El Olivar Zaragoza could only have saved a 4-0 win while CA Endesa Ponferrada lost 4-0 at the same time.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa (M) | 9 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 24.0: 12.0 | 16: 2 |
| 2. | UGA Barcelona | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22.5: 13.5 | 13: 5 |
| 3. | UE Foment Martinenc Barcelona (N) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21.0: 15.0 | 13: 5 |
| 4th | CA Marcote Mondariz | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21.0: 15.0 | 13: 5 |
| 5. | CA La Caja de Canarias | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18.5: 17.5 | 9: 9 |
| 6th | CA Endesa Ponferrada (N) | 9 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 18.0: 18.0 | 10: 8 |
| 7th | CE Terrassa | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 17.5: 18.5 | 8:10 |
| 8th. | CE Vulcà-Speed Sound Barcelona | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 14.0: 22.0 | 3:15 |
| 9. | EM El Olivar Zaragoza | 9 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 13.0: 23.0 | 4:14 |
| 10. | CA Centro Goya Villa de Teror | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 10.5: 25.5 | 1:17 |
Note : According to the final table in Ocho x Ocho, CA Endesa Ponferrada has 17 points and is 7th behind CE Terrassa. It is unclear whether this is a misprint or whether CA Endesa Ponferrada has had a point deducted for two defeats without a fight.
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CE Vulcà-Speed Sound Barcelona, EM El Olivar Zaragoza, CA Centro Goya Villa de Teror | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | |
| 2. | UGA Barcelona | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | |
| 3. | UE Foment Martinenc Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | CA Marcote Mondariz | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | |
| 5. | CA La Caja de Canarias | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | |
| 6th | CA Endesa Ponferrada | ½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | CE Terrassa | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | |
| 8th. | CE Vulcà-Speed Sound Barcelona | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | |
| 9. | EM El Olivar Zaragoza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10. | CA Centro Goya Villa de Teror | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | |
The championship team
| 1. | CA Epic-Barcino Terrassa |
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Alexei Schirow , Karen Movsesjan , David García Ilundáin , Juan Mellado Triviño , Alejandro Pablo Marín. |