Master class 1996/97
In the Meester class 1996/97 the 74th Dutch team championship in chess was played. It was also the first season in which the league was named Meesterklasse (until the 1995/96 season this was referred to as Hoofdklasse ).
For the reported team squad see team squad of the Meester class 1996/97 .
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 preliminary round competitions were held on September 21, October 19, November 23, December 14, 1996, January 11, February 15, March 8, April 5 and April 26, 1997. The play-off competitions took place on May 30th and 31st, 1997 in Breda .
Preliminary round
The defending champion Panfox / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap and last year's climber Leidsch Schaakgenootschap had already secured their places in the play-off before the last round , while SMB Nijmegen and Van Berkel / BSG were still fighting over the last play-off place. Bussum lost to Rotterdam in the last round, and so Nijmegen achieved fourth place by beating Philidor Leeuwarden . In addition to Leiden, HWP Sas van Gent had moved up from class 1 , and they stepped down again together with Leeuwarden.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
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1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda (M) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18: 0 | 64.0: 26.0 |
2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 15: 3 | 62.0: 28.0 |
3. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap (N) | 9 | 6th | 0 | 3 | 12: 6 | 46.0: 44.0 |
4th | SMB Nijmegen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 10: 8 | 50.0: 40.0 |
5. | Van Berkel / BSG | 9 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 9: 9 | 46.5: 43.5 |
6th | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 9 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 9: 9 | 42.0: 48.0 |
7th | Rotterdam | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 8:10 | 45.5: 44.5 |
8th. | Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 36.0: 54.0 |
9. | Philidor Leeuwarden | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3:15 | 31.5: 58.5 |
10. | HWP Sas van Gent (N) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 1:17 | 26.5: 63.5 |
decisions
Participants in the play-off: Panfox / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap , Leidsch Schaakgenootschap , SMB Nijmegen | |
Relegated to class 1: Philidor Leeuwarden , HWP Sas van Gent | |
(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 | 6th | 9 | 5½ | 7th | 7th | 6½ | 5½ | 9 | 8½ | |
2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 5 | 8th | 7½ | 8½ | |
3. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 1 | 3 | 6½ | 5½ | 4th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6th | |
4th | SMB Nijmegen | 4½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 8th | 6½ | 8th | 7½ | 7th | |
5. | Van Berkel / BSG | 3 | 4th | 4½ | 7th | 5½ | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 7th | |
6th | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 3 | 2 | 6th | 2 | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 6th | 7½ | |
7th | Rotterdam | 3½ | 5 | 4th | 3½ | 5½ | 5 | 6½ | 4½ | 8th | |
8th. | Utrecht | 4½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 3½ | 7th | 6th | |
9. | Philidor Leeuwarden | 1 | 2½ | 4th | 2½ | 4th | 4th | 5½ | 3 | 5 | |
10. | HWP Sas van Gent | 1½ | 1½ | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 4th | 5 |
Play-off
Overview
Semifinals | final | |||||
Panfox / De Variant Breda | 7th | |||||
SMB Nijmegen | 3 | |||||
Panfox / De Variant Breda | 5½ | |||||
Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4½ | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 6½ | SMB Nijmegen | 6½ | |||
Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 3½ | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 3½ |
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Nijmegen, 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 Hilversum and Leiden. Both competitions saw clear victories of the teams with better placement in the preliminary round.
Panfox / De Variant Breda | SMB Nijmegen | Result |
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Jan Timman | Theo Hommeles | 0: 1 |
Loek van Wely | Jeroen Vanheste | 1-0 |
Jop Delemarre | Fitzgerald Krudde | 0: 1 |
Ivan Sokolov | Jan van de Mortel | 1-0 |
Rafael Vaganian | Dharma Tjiam | 1-0 |
Manuel Bosboom | Willy Hendriks | 1-0 |
Julian Hodgson | Heico Kerkmeester | 1-0 |
Mikhail Gurevich | Stan van Gisbergen | 1-0 |
John van der Wiel | Hans Klip | 0: 1 |
Frans Cuijpers | Lucas van der Linden | 1-0 |
Hilversum SG | Leidsch SG | Result |
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Ljubomir Ljubojević | Leon Konings | 1-0 |
Paul van der Sterren | Machiel de Heer | 1-0 |
Ian Rogers | Eelco Kuipers | 0: 1 |
Friso Nijboer | Martin Roobol | 1-0 |
Yona Kosashvili | Stefan van Blitterswijk | ½: ½ |
Zsófia Polgár | Michiel Bosman | 1-0 |
Henk Vedder | Henk van Putten | 1-0 |
Paul Boersma | Rag de Graaf | 1-0 |
Like Zagema | Maarten Strijbos | 0: 1 |
Leon Pliester | Edwin van Haastert | 0: 1 |
Final and 3rd place match
While in the game for 3rd place Nijmegen was able to clearly retaliate for the defeat in the preliminary round with a 6½: 3½, the decision in the final was tight. With a 5½: 4½ Breda managed to defend last year's title.
Panfox / De Variant Breda | Hilversum SG | Result |
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Loek van Wely | Paul van der Sterren | ½: ½ |
Rafael Vaganian | Ian Rogers | ½: ½ |
Ivan Sokolov | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 1-0 |
Jan Timman | Friso Nijboer | 0: 1 |
Mikhail Gurevich | Joris Brenninkmeijer | 1-0 |
Julian Hodgson | Yona Kosashvili | ½: ½ |
Stuart Conquest | Paul Boersma | ½: ½ |
John van der Wiel | Like Zagema | 1-0 |
Marinus Kuijf | Zsófia Polgár | ½: ½ |
Albert Blees | Rudy Douven | 0: 1 |
SMB Nijmegen | Leidsch SG | Result |
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Theo Hommeles | Maarten Strijbos | 1-0 |
Jeroen Vanheste | Machiel de Heer | 0: 1 |
Fitzgerald Krudde | Stefan van Blitterswijk | 1-0 |
Willy Hendriks | Eelco Kuipers | ½: ½ |
Hans Klip | Leon Konings | ½: ½ |
Stan van Gisbergen | Martin Roobol | 1-0 |
Dharma Tjiam | Michiel Bosman | 1-0 |
Jan van de Mortel | Edwin van Haastert | ½: ½ |
Heico Kerkmeester | Henk van Putten | 1-0 |
Lucas van der Linden | Rag de Graaf | 0: 1 |
decisions
Dutch team champions: Panfox / De Variant Breda |
The championship team
1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda |
Ivan Sokolov , Jan Timman , Loek van Wely , Rafael Vaganian , Julian Hodgson , Michail Gurewitsch , John van der Wiel , Marinus Kuijf , Stuart Conquest , Frans Cuijpers , Albert Blees , Manuel Bosboom , Johannes van Mil , Martin Martens , Herman Grooten , Jop Delemarre , Taco Vrenegoor, Joost Hoogendoorn, Erika Sziva , Ruud Janssen , Johan Borst, Remko van der Burght, Rex van Dijken. |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)