División de Honor (chess) 2009
The División de Honor (chess) 2009 was the 15th season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 53rd Spanish team championship in chess , it was played with twelve teams. The champions were the team of CA Linex-Magic Mérida, while the defending champion CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz not only missed the finals, but even relegated to the Primera División. UGA Barcelona, CA Universidad de Oviedo, UE Montcada and CA Jaime Casas Monzón were promoted from the Primera División. UGA Barcelona were the only newcomers to stay in the league, while the other climbers were relegated directly.
For the team squads of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 2009 .
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.
Dates and venue
The first preliminary round was played from September 20 to 24 in Lugo , the second from September 16 to 20 in Montcada i Reixac . The final round was held in Linares on November 7th and 8th .
Preliminary round
Grouping
The twelve teams were divided into the two preliminary rounds as follows:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz (1) | CA Linex-Magic Merida (2) |
| CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco (4) | CA Solvay Torrelavega (3) |
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz (5) | CA Reverté Albox (6) |
| Kutxa-Gros XT (8) | SCC Sabadell (7) |
| UGA Barcelona (A) | UE Montcada (A) |
| CA Universidad de Oviedo (A) | CA Jaime Casas Monzón (A) |
Note : The previous year's position is given in brackets, climbers are marked with an "A" instead.
Group 1
While CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz was practically qualified for the final round before the last round and the question of relegation was as good as resolved, the decision about second place was only made in the final round.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 21.0: 9.0 | 8: 2 |
| 2. | Kutxa-Gros XT | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18.0: 12.0 | 7: 3 |
| 3. | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17.5: 12.5 | 7: 3 |
| 4th | UGA Barcelona (N) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16.0: 14.0 | 6: 4 |
| 5. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz (M) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 13.0: 17.0 | 2: 8 |
| 6th | CA Universidad de Oviedo (N) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.5: 25.5 | 0:10 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz, Kutxa-Gros XT | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz, CA Universidad de Oviedo | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 4th | 2½ | 4½ | 4th | 6th | |
| 2. | Kutxa-Gros XT | 2 | 3 | 4½ | 3½ | 5 | |
| 3. | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 4th | 4½ | |
| 4th | UGA Barcelona | 1½ | 1½ | 3½ | 4th | 5½ | |
| 5. | CCA CajaCanarias Santa Cruz | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 4½ | |
| 6th | CA Universidad de Oviedo | 0 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | |
Group 2
While CA Linex-Magic Mérida had already qualified for the final round before the last round and the question of relegation was as good as resolved, the decision about second place was only made in the final round.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24.0: 6.0 | 10-0 |
| 2. | SCC Sabadell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.5: 11.5 | 6: 4 |
| 3. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16.5: 13.5 | 6: 4 |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16.5: 13.5 | 4: 6 |
| 5. | UE Montcada (N) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.5: 17.5 | 4: 6 |
| 6th | CA Jaime Casas Monzón (N) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.0: 28.0 | 0:10 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Linex-Magic Mérida, SCC Sabadell | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: UE Montcada, CA Jaime Casas Monzón | |
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
|---|
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5 | 6th | |
| 2. | SCC Sabadell | 2½ | 3½ | 4th | 2½ | 6th | |
| 3. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 5½ | |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 5 | 6th | |
| 5. | UE Montcada | 1 | 3½ | 2½ | 1 | 4½ | |
| 6th | CA Jaime Casas Monzón | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | |
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Kutxa-Gros XT | 2 | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 4th | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | |||||
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 2½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 5 | SCC Sabadell | 1 | |||
| SCC Sabadell | 1 | Kutxa-Gros XT | 5 | |||
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
Semifinals
The semifinals saw two clear decisions.
Final and 3rd place match
While Gros XT clearly prevailed in the game for 3rd place, the decision in the final was tight. In five draws, Fabiano Caruana's victory over Alexander Graf on the fifth board was the decisive factor for Mérida.
The championship team
| 1. | CA Linex-Magic Mérida |
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Ruslan Ponomarjow , Alexei Schirow , Michael Adams , Gabriel Sarkissjan , Iwan Tscheparinow , Fabiano Caruana , 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)