Hoofdklasse (chess) 1995/96

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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.
01. Panfox / De Variant Breda 9 9 0 0 18: 0 65.5: 24.5
02. Van Berkel / BSG 9 7th 0 2 14: 4 52.0: 38.0
03. Cap Volmac Rotterdam I. Team (M) 9 7th 0 2 14: 4 50.0: 40.0
04th Hilversums Schaakgenootschap 9 5 1 3 11: 7 58.0: 32.0
05. SMB Nijmegen 9 5 1 3 11: 7 53.5: 36.5
06th Philidor Leeuwarden (N) 9 3 2 4th 8:10 45.0: 45.0
07th Utrecht (N) 9 3 1 5 7:11 38.5: 51.5
08th. SV Zukertort Amstelveen 9 2 1 6th 5:13 39.5: 50.5
09. HWP Zaanstad 9 1 0 8th 2:16 26.5: 63.5
010. 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
(N) Promoted last season

Crosstab

Results 01. 02. 03. 04th 05. 06th 07th 08th. 09. 010.
01. Panfox / De Variant Breda 7th 6½ 5½ 6th 6th 9 8th 9 8½
02. Van Berkel / BSG 3 3 5½ 5½ 6th 6½ 6½ 7½ 8½
03. Cap Volmac Rotterdam I. Crew 3½ 7th 6th 3 6th 6th 5½ 7th 6th
04th Hilversums Schaakgenootschap 4½ 4½ 4th 6½ 6½ 8th 5 10 9
05. SMB Nijmegen 4th 4½ 7th 3½ 5 6½ 7th 7½ 8½
06th Philidor Leeuwarden 4th 4th 4th 3½ 5 5 6½ 6½ 6½
07th Utrecht 1 3½ 4th 2 3½ 5 6th 6½ 7th
08th. SV Zukertort Amstelveen 2 3½ 4½ 5 3 3½ 4th 5½ 8½
09. 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
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
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
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
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
Chess pieces

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.

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