División de Honor (chess) 2007
The División de Honor (chess) 2007 was the 13th season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 51st Spanish team championship in chess , it was played with twelve teams. Champion was the defending champion CA Linex-Magic Mérida, from the Primera División were CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz, CA Llanera Alzira, CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona and CA La Caja Las Palmas. In purely sporting terms, Santa Cruz was the only newcomer to stay in the league, while the other promoted teams would have been relegated together with UGA Barcelona. However, since CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real withdrew their team, CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona was still relegated as the best relegated team.
For the team squads of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 2007 .
mode
The twelve participating teams played a simple round-robin tournament in two preliminary groups with six teams . In both groups, the first two qualified for the finals, while the last two were relegated to the Primera División. The game was played on six boards, the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for a defeat) and then the number of team points (two points for a win, one point) decided the placement for a tie, no point for a loss). The final round was played in the knockout system , with third place also being played out.
Dates and venue
The first preliminary round was played from June 20 to 24 in Lugo , the second from June 27 to July 1 in Torrelavega . The final round was held in Calvià on October 20 and 21 .
Preliminary round
Grouping
The twelve teams were divided into the two preliminary rounds as follows:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| CA Linex-Magic Merida (1) | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Merida (2) |
| CA Reverté Albox (4) | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha (3) |
| Iretza-Gros XT (5) | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz (6) |
| UGA Barcelona (9) | CA Solvay Torrelavega (7) |
| CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz (A) | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona (A) |
| CA Llanera Alzira (A) | CA La Caja Las Palmas (A) |
Note : The previous year's position is given in brackets, climbers are marked with an "A" instead.
Group 1
UGA Barcelona had practically no chance of relegation before the last round, while the other decisions were made in the final round.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Merida (M) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.0: 11.0 | 8: 2 |
| 2. | Iretza-Gros XT | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18.0: 12.0 | 7: 3 |
| 3. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz (N) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.5: 12.5 | 8: 2 |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14.0: 16.0 | 5: 5 |
| 5. | CA Llanera Alzira (N) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 12.0: 18.0 | 2: 8 |
| 6th | UGA Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.5: 20.5 | 0:10 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Linex-Magic Mérida, Iretza-Gros XT | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CA Llanera Alzira, UGA Barcelona | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 4½ | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4½ | |
| 2. | Iretza-Gros XT | 1½ | 3 | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | |
| 3. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 4th | |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 5. | CA Llanera Alzira | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 4th | |
| 6th | UGA Barcelona | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 2 | |
Group 2
While the final round qualification of CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida and the relegation of CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona and CA La Caja Las Palmas were almost certain before the last round, the decision on the second finals participant was only made in a direct comparison between CA Intel- Tiendas UPI Mancha Real and CA Solvay Torrelavega. With the withdrawal of CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real, CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona managed to stay in the league.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19.0: 11.0 | 7: 3 |
| 2. | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17.5: 12.5 | 5: 3 |
| 3. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16.0: 14.0 | 7: 3 |
| 4th | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14.0: 16.0 | 4: 6 |
| 5. | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona (N) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12.0: 18.0 | 3: 7 |
| 6th | CA La Caja Las Palmas (N) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 11.5: 18.5 | 2: 8 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida, CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real (voluntary withdrawal), CA La Caja Las Palmas | |
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
|---|
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 3 | 2½ | 4½ | 4th | 5 | |
| 2. | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 3 | 4th | 2 | 4½ | 4th | |
| 3. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 4th | 3½ | |
| 4th | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 1½ | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2½ | |
| 5. | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | |
| 6th | CA La Caja Las Palmas | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | |
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Iretza Gros XT | 2 | |||||
| CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 4th | |||||
| CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 2½ | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 4th | |||
| CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 2½ | Iretza Gros XT | 2 | |||
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
Semifinals
After two close competitions it was clear that, as in the previous year, the clubs from Mérida would contest the final.
Final and 3rd place match
Both competitions saw tight decisions.
The championship team
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
 |
Alexei Schirow , Michael Adams , Ruslan Ponomarjow , Wladimir Hakobjan , Sergei Rubljowski , Gabriel Sarkissjan , Iwan Tscheparinow , Manuel Pérez Candelario , Juan Manuel Carrasco Martínez . |
Web links
- Table of preliminary round 1 at olimpbase.org (English)
- Table of preliminary round 2 at olimpbase.org (English)
- Table of the final round at olimpbase.org (English)