División de Honor (chess) 2008
The División de Honor (chess) 2008 was the 14th season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 52nd Spanish team championship in chess , it was played with twelve teams. The champions became the team of CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz, which prevailed in the final against the defending champion CA Linex-Magic Mérida. Sestao Naturgas Energia XT, CE Binissalem, SCC Sabadell and CE Barberà were promoted from the Primera División. Sabadell achieved relegation as the only climber, while the other climbers together with CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona relegated directly.
For the team squad of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 2008 .
mode
The twelve participating teams played a simple round-robin tournament in two preliminary groups with six teams each . 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. If a competition ended 3: 3 in the final round, the competition was repeated with reversed colors and a reduced time for reflection ( rapid chess ). If this competition also ended 3: 3, the winner was the team that had won a game on the highest board in the first competition.
Dates and venue
The first preliminary round was played from September 3rd to 7th in Palma de Mallorca , the second at the same time in Sabadell . The final round was held in Motril on November 1st and 2nd .
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 Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco (2) |
| Iretza-Gros XT (4) | CA Solvay Torrelavega (6) |
| CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz (5) | CA Reverté Albox-UAL (7) |
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz (8) | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona (9) |
| Sestao Naturgas Energia XT (A) | SCC Sabadell (A) |
| CE Binissalem (A) | CE Barberà (A) |
Note : The previous year's position is given in brackets, climbers are marked with an "A" instead.
Group 1
While CE Binissalem was clearly in last place, the other decisions were not made until the final round.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18.5: 11.5 | 8: 2 |
| 2. | CA Linex-Magic Merida (M) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18.5: 11.5 | 8: 2 |
| 3. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.5: 12.5 | 8: 2 |
| 4th | Iretza-Gros XT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14.5: 15.5 | 4: 6 |
| 5. | Sestao Naturgas Energia XT (N) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 13.5: 16.5 | 2: 8 |
| 6th | CE Binissalem (N) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.5: 22.5 | 0:10 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz, CA Linex-Magic Mérida | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: Sestao Naturgas Energia XT, CE Binissalem | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 4½ | |
| 2. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3½ | 5 | |
| 3. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 4th | |
| 4th | Iretza-Gros XT | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ | |
| 5. | Sestao Naturgas Energia XT | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 4½ | |
| 6th | CE Binissalem | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | |
Group 2
It was only in the last round that the decisions about both qualification and relegation were made.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.5: 11.5 | 6: 4 |
| 2. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18.0: 12.0 | 10-0 |
| 3. | CA Reverté Albox-UAL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17.5: 12.5 | 7: 3 |
| 4th | SCC Sabadell (N) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16.5: 13.5 | 4: 6 |
| 5. | CE Barberà (N) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10.5: 19.5 | 3: 7 |
| 6th | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 9.0: 21.0 | 1: 9 |
decisions
| qualified for the finals: CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco, CA Solvay Torrelavega | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CE Barberà, CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona | |
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
|---|
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 5 | 5 | |
| 2. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4th | |
| 3. | CA Reverté Albox-UAL | 3½ | 2½ | 4th | 3 | 4½ | |
| 4th | SCC Sabadell | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 5 | 4½ | |
| 5. | CE Barberà | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6th | CE Foment Martinenc Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | |
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 4th | |||||
| CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 2 | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3 | |||||
| CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 4½ | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 2 | |||
| CA Solvay Torrelavega | 1½ | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 4th | |||
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz |
Semifinals
The semifinals saw two clear decisions.
Final and 3rd place match
While Torrelavega clearly prevailed in the game for third place, the final ended 3: 3. The rapid chess play-off also ended 3: 3, so that Santa Cruz was the winner by the board scoring.
The championship team
| 1. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz |
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Wassyl Iwantschuk , Evgeni Alexejew , Alexander Motyljow , Evgeni Barejew , Oleg Korneev , Miguel Illescas Córdoba , Julio Ernesto Granda Zuñiga , Jurij Kusubow , Aljaksej Aljaksandrau , Pablo San Segundo Carrillo . |
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)