División de Honor (chess) 2010
The División de Honor (chess) 2010 was the 16th season of the División de Honor and at the same time the 54th Spanish team championship in chess , it was played with ten teams. The champions were the team from CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz, who prevailed against defending champion CA Linex-Magic Mérida in the final. Sestao Naturgas Energia XT and CE Barberà were promoted from the Primera División. While Sestao achieved relegation, Barberà had to relegate together with CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco, SCC Sabadell and UGA Barcelona.
For the team squads of the participating clubs, see Team Squad of the División de Honor (Chess) 2010 .
mode
The ten participating teams played four rounds in the Swiss system in the preliminary round . The four first placed qualified for the finals, while the remaining teams contested the relegation play-off. The game was played on six boards, the placement was first determined by the number of team points (two points for a win, one point for a draw, no point for a defeat) and then the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point) for a draw, no point for a loss). The final round was played in the knockout system , with third place also being played out. In the relegation play-off, the seventh of the preliminary round played against the tenth and the eighth against the ninth in the first round. The winners played in the second round against the fifth and sixth of the preliminary round. The losers of both rounds were relegated to the Primera División.
Dates and venue
The tournament was played in Sestao from August 23-28 .
Preliminary round
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Mannsch.-P. | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7: 1 | 16.0: 8.0 |
| 2. | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6: 2 | 13.5: 10.5 |
| 3. | CA Linex-Magic Merida (M) | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: 3 | 13.5: 10.5 |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5: 3 | 11.0: 13.0 |
| 5. | SCC Sabadell | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: 4 | 13.0: 11.0 |
| 6th | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: 4 | 12.5: 11.5 |
| 7th | Sestao Naturgas Energia XT (N) | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4: 4 | 11.0: 13.0 |
| 8th. | CE Barberà (N) | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2: 6 | 10.5: 13.5 |
| 9. | Gros XT | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2: 6 | 10.0: 14.0 |
| 10. | UGA Barcelona | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1: 7 | 9.0: 15.0 |
decisions
| qualified for the final round: CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz, CA Solvay Torrelavega, CA Linex-Magic Mérida, CA Reverté Albox | |
| Participants in the 2nd round of the relegation play-off: SCC Sabadell, CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | |
| Participants in the 1st round of the relegation play-off: Sestao Naturgas Energia XT, CE Barberà, Gros XT, UGA Barcelona | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Progress table
| space | team | Abbreviation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | EIKM | GXTA 3 |
STAO 4 |
SCCS 4 |
RABX 5 |
| 2 | CA Solvay Torrelavega | SVTR | STAO 4 |
SCCS 3½ |
RABX 3 |
MMER 3 |
| 3 | CA Linex-Magic Mérida | MMER | RABX 2½ |
GXTA 4½ |
AMER 3½ |
SVTR 3 |
| 4th | CA Reverté Albox | RABX | MMER 3½ |
AMER 3½ |
SVTR 3 |
EIKM 1 |
| 5 | SCC Sabadell | SCCS | BRBR 4 |
SVTR 2½ |
EIKM 2 |
UGAB 4½ |
| 6th | CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | AMER | UGAB 4 |
RABX 2½ |
MMER 2½ |
BRBR 3½ |
| 7th | Sestao Naturgas Energia XT | STAO | SVTR 2 |
EIKM 2 |
UGAB 3½ |
GXTA 3½ |
| 8th | CE Barberà | BRBR | SCCS 2 |
UGAB 3 |
GXTA 3 |
AMER 2½ |
| 9 | Gros XT | GXTA | EIKM 3 |
MMER 1½ |
BRBR 3 |
STAO 2½ |
| 10 | UGA Barcelona | UGAB | AMER 2 |
BRBR 3 |
STAO 2½ |
SCCS 1½ |
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| CA Solvay Torrelavega | 2½ | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 3½ | |||||
| CA Linex-Magic Mérida | 1½ | |||||
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 4½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| CA Reverté Albox | 3 | CA Solvay Torrelavega | 2½ | |||
| CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz | 3 | CA Reverté Albox | 3½ | |||
decisions
| Spanish team champion: CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz |
Semifinals
The semifinals saw two close decisions.
Final and 3rd place match
While the decision in the game for 3rd place was tight, CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz clearly won the final.
Relegation play-off
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Sestao Naturgas Energia XT | 5 | |||||
| UGA Barcelona | 1 | |||||
| Sestao Naturgas Energia XT | 4th | |||||
| SCC Sabadell | 2 | |||||
| SCC Sabadell | ||||||
| bye | ||||||
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| CE Barberà | 1 | |||||
| Gros XT | 5 | |||||
| Gros XT | 3 (3½) | |||||
| CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | 3 (2½) | |||||
| CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco | ||||||
| bye | ||||||
decisions
| Relegation: Sestao Naturgas Energia XT, Gros XT | |
| Relegated to the Primera División: SCC Sabadell, CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco, CE Barberà, UGA Barcelona |
1 round
In the first round, clear decisions were made that condemned CE Barberà and UGA Barcelona to relegation.
2nd round
The competitions of the 2nd round were much closer, between Gros XT and CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco even a decision-making competition with a shorter time to think about ( rapid chess ) had to be held.
The championship team
| 1. | CA Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote Mondariz |
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Vüqar Həşimov , Francisco Vallejo Pons , Jan Smeets , Jan Gustafsson , Iván Salgado López , Alexander Graf . |
Web links
- Results of the preliminary round at chess-results.com
- Results of the final round and the relegation play-off at chess-results.com