Hoofdklasse (chess) 1995/96
In the Hoofdklasse 1995/96 the 73rd Dutch team championship in chess was played. It was also the last season in which the league was named Hoofdklasse (from the 1996/97 season this was referred to as the Meesterklasse ) and the first of a total of eleven seasons in which the champions were determined by a play-off.
For the reported team squad see team squad of the Hoofdklasse (chess) 1995/96 .
mode
The 10 participating teams played a simple round-robin tournament in the preliminary round . The last two were relegated to class 1, the first four qualified for the play-off. The play-off was carried out in the knockout system, all four places were played.
Game dates
The competitions of the preliminary round were held on September 23, October 21, November 18, December 16, 1995, January 6, February 3, March 2 and 30 and April 20, 1996. The play-offs took place on May 16 and 17, 1996 in Breda .
Preliminary round
Even before the last round, Panfox / De Variant Breda and Van Berkel / BSG had secured their places in the play-off, while the defending champions Cap Volmac Rotterdam , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap and SMB Nijmegen fought for the last two play-off places. Rotterdam secured their place by beating Hilversum, but Hilversum also made it into the play-off, as Nijmegen did not come out with a draw. From class 1, Philidor Leeuwarden and Utrecht managed to get promoted again. Both promoted players achieved relegation, while HWP Zaanstad and the second team from Cap Volmac Rotterdam had to relegate.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
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1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18: 0 | 65.5: 24.5 |
2. | Van Berkel / BSG | 9 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 14: 4 | 52.0: 38.0 |
3. | Cap Volmac Rotterdam I. Team (M) | 9 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 14: 4 | 50.0: 40.0 |
4th | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11: 7 | 58.0: 32.0 |
5. | SMB Nijmegen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11: 7 | 53.5: 36.5 |
6th | Philidor Leeuwarden (N) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 8:10 | 45.0: 45.0 |
7th | Utrecht (N) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 38.5: 51.5 |
8th. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 39.5: 50.5 |
9. | HWP Zaanstad | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8th | 2:16 | 26.5: 63.5 |
10. | Cap Volmac Rotterdam II team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0:18 | 21.5: 68.5 |
decisions
Participants in the play-off: Panfox / De Variant Breda , Van Berkel / BSG , Cap Volmac Rotterdam 1st team, Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | |
Relegated to class 1: HWP Zaanstad , Cap Volmac Rotterdam II. Team | |
(M) | Last season champions |
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(N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
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1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda | 7th | 6½ | 5½ | 6th | 6th | 9 | 8th | 9 | 8½ | |
2. | Van Berkel / BSG | 3 | 3 | 5½ | 5½ | 6th | 6½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8½ | |
3. | Cap Volmac Rotterdam I. Crew | 3½ | 7th | 6th | 3 | 6th | 6th | 5½ | 7th | 6th | |
4th | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4½ | 4½ | 4th | 6½ | 6½ | 8th | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
5. | SMB Nijmegen | 4th | 4½ | 7th | 3½ | 5 | 6½ | 7th | 7½ | 8½ | |
6th | Philidor Leeuwarden | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3½ | 5 | 5 | 6½ | 6½ | 6½ | |
7th | Utrecht | 1 | 3½ | 4th | 2 | 3½ | 5 | 6th | 6½ | 7th | |
8th. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 2 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 3 | 3½ | 4th | 5½ | 8½ | |
9. | HWP Zaanstad | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 0 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 6th | |
10. | Cap Volmac Rotterdam II team | 1½ | 1½ | 4th | 1 | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 4th |
Play-off
Overview
Semifinals | final | |||||
Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4½ | |||||
Panfox / De Variant Breda | 5½ | |||||
Cap Volmac Rotterdam | 4½ | |||||
Panfox / De Variant Breda | 5½ | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
Van Berkel / BSG | 5 (25) | Van Berkel / BSG | 2½ | |||
Cap Volmac Rotterdam | 5 (30) | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 7½ |
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Hilversum, who was fourth in the preliminary round, faced the preliminary round winner Breda in one competition and the second and third in the preliminary round met in the other with Bussum and Rotterdam. Both competitions saw close decisions, Breda won just like in the preliminary round with 5½: 4½, while the competition between Bussum and Rotterdam ended 5: 5 and Rotterdam moved into the final because of the better Berlin ranking.
Hilversum SG | Panfox / De Variant Breda | Result |
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Ljubomir Ljubojević | Ivan Sokolov | ½: ½ |
Ian Rogers | John van der Wiel | ½: ½ |
Yona Kosashvili | Loek van Wely | ½: ½ |
Paul van der Sterren | Julian Hodgson | 1-0 |
Friso Nijboer | Mikhail Gurevich | 0: 1 |
Joris Brenninkmeijer | Albert Blees | ½: ½ |
Zsófia Polgár | Gert-Jan de Boer | 1-0 |
Rudy Douven | Marinus Kuijf | ½: ½ |
Leon Pliester | Martin Martens | 0: 1 |
Paul Boersma | Manuel Bosboom | 0: 1 |
Van Berkel / BSG | Cap Volmac Rotterdam | Result |
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Igor Glek | Jeroen Piket | 0: 1 |
Li Riemersma | Jonathan Speelman | 0: 1 |
Alexei Barsov | Lembit Oll | 1-0 |
Erik van den Doel | Luc Winants | ½: ½ |
Kick Langeweg | Hans Ree | ½: ½ |
Marcel Peek | Michiel Bosman | 1-0 |
Robert Timmer | Hans Bohm | ½: ½ |
Henk van der Poel | Jaap de Jager | 1-0 |
Alan van der Heijden | Marcel Piket | 0: 1 |
Johan Booij | Fred van der Vliet | ½: ½ |
Final and 3rd place match
While in the game for 3rd place Hilversum could clearly return the favor with a 7½: 2½ for the defeat in the preliminary round, the decision in the final was tight. With a 5½: 4½ Breda managed to dethrone the defending champion from Rotterdam.
Cap Volmac Rotterdam | Panfox / De Variant Breda | Result |
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Lembit Oll | Ivan Sokolov | ½: ½ |
Jeroen Piket | Loek van Wely | ½: ½ |
Luc Winants | Julian Hodgson | 0: 1 |
Hans Bohm | Marinus Kuijf | ½: ½ |
Jonathan Speelman | Mikhail Gurevich | 1-0 |
Hans Ree | Manuel Bosboom | 1-0 |
Jaap de Jager | John van der Wiel | 0: 1 |
Fred van der Vliet | Martin Martens | 0: 1 |
Michiel Bosman | Albert Blees | ½: ½ |
Marcel Piket | Erik Knoppert | ½: ½ |
Van Berkel / BSG | Hilversums SG | Result |
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Igor Glek | Ljubomir Ljubojević | ½: ½ |
Alexei Barsov | Ian Rogers | 0: 1 |
Erik van den Doel | Yona Kosashvili | 0: 1 |
Li Riemersma | Paul van der Sterren | 0: 1 |
Robert Timmer | Friso Nijboer | ½: ½ |
Marcel Peek | Joris Brenninkmeijer | 0: 1 |
Kick Langeweg | Zsófia Polgár | ½: ½ |
Henk van der Poel | Rudy Douven | 0: 1 |
Tom de Ruiter | Henk Vedder | ½: ½ |
Alan van der Heijden | Richard Meulders | ½: ½ |
decisions
Dutch team champions: Panfox / De Variant Breda |
The championship team
1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda |
Michael Adams , Ivan Sokolov , Julian Hodgson , Michail Gurewitsch , Loek van Wely , John van der Wiel , Marinus Kuijf , Frans Cuijpers , Manuel Bosboom , Albert Blees , Gert-Jan de Boer , Martin Martens , Erik Knoppert, Herman Grooten , Jop Delemarre , John Schell, Wilbert Surewaard. |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)