División de Honor (chess) 2006
The División de Honor (chess) 2006 was the twelfth season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 50th Spanish team championship in chess . It should be played with twelve teams, but the team of CA Eborajedrez Talavera did not appear. The champions were the CA Linex-Magic Mérida team, while the defending champion CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja (last year CA Reverté Albox-Costa de Almería) had to be content with fourth place. Due to the increase in the league with CA Solvay Torrelavega, GEVA-CEA Andorra, CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida and CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real, four teams were promoted from the Primera División. In purely sporting terms, Torrelavega, Mérida and Mancha Real achieved relegation, while Andorra would have been relegated together with UGA Barcelona, CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno and the team from CA Eborajedrez Talavera that had not started. However, since Mancha Real withdrew his team, UGA Barcelona achieved relegation as the best relegated team.
For the team squads of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 2006 .
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 September 6th to 10th in Olite , the second from September 13th to 17th in Donostia-San Sebastián . The final round was held in Lugo on November 3rd and 4th .
Preliminary round
Grouping
The twelve teams were divided into the two preliminary rounds as follows:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja (1) | CA Eborajedrez Talavera (2) |
| CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real (4) | Gros XT (3) |
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz (5) | CA Linex-Magic Merida (6) |
| UGA Barcelona (8) | CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno (7) |
| CA Solvay Torrelavega (A) | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida (A) |
| GEVA-CEA Andorra (A) | CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real (A) |
Note : The previous year's position is given in brackets, climbers are marked with an "A" instead.
Group 1
CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real dominated the field, while the decision about second place in the final round was only made in the last round for CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja. UGA Barcelona and GEVA-CEA Andorra were clearly beaten, but UGA was spared relegation due to the withdrawal of CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 22.0: 8.0 | 8: 2 |
| 2. | CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja (M) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18.5: 11.5 | 7: 3 |
| 3. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17.0: 13.0 | 6: 4 |
| 4th | CA Solvay Torrelavega (N) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16.5: 13.5 | 5: 5 |
| 5. | UGA Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13.5: 16.5 | 4: 6 |
| 6th | GEVA-CEA Andorra (N) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5: 27.5 | 0:10 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real, CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: GEVA-CEA Andorra | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 2½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 5 | |
| 2. | CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 6th | |
| 3. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 4th | 5½ | |
| 4th | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 4th | 5½ | |
| 5. | UGA Barcelona | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 5½ | |
| 6th | GEVA-CEA Andorra | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
Group 2
While CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno ended up behind at the bottom of the table, CA Linex-Magic Mérida, CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida and Gros XT fought a three-way battle for the two finals.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16.0: 8.0 | 6: 2 |
| 2. | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida (N) | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15.0: 9.0 | 5: 3 |
| 3. | Gros XT | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14.5: 9.5 | 7: 1 |
| 4th | CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real (N) | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.5: 14.5 | 2: 6 |
| 5. | CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 5.0: 19.0 | 0: 8 |
| 6th | CA Eborajedrez Talavera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0: 0.0 | 0-0 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Linex-Magic Mérida, CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real (voluntary withdrawal), CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno, CA Eborajedrez Talavera | |
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
|---|
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | 2½ | 4½ | 5½ | ||
| 2. | CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 4½ | ||
| 3. | Gros XT | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | ||
| 4th | CA AMD-Cofimán Mancha Real | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 4½ | ||
| 5. | CA Valencia-Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | ||
| 6th | CA Eborajedrez Talavera | ||||||
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 4½ | |||||
| CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 1½ | |||||
| CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida | 1½ | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 4½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real | 5 | |||
| CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja | 2½ | CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja | 1 | |||
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
Semifinals
While the decision in the competition between CA Linex-Magic Mérida and CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja was tight, CA Cuna de Dragones-Ajoblanco Mérida clearly prevailed against CA Intel-Tiendas UPI Mancha Real.
Final and 3rd place match
Both competitions saw clear decisions.
The championship team
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
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Levon Aronjan , Ruslan Ponomarjow , Alexei Schirow , Serhij Karjakin , Gabriel Sarkissjan , Sergei Rubljowski , Manuel Pérez Candelario . |
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)