Meester class 1999/2000
In the Meester class 1999/2000 the 77th Dutch team championship in chess was played. Dutch team champion was Panfox / De Variant Breda , who won his fifth title in a row.
For the reported team squad see team squad of the Meester class 1999/2000 .
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 February 5, 6, 26 and 27, March 18 and 19, April 29 and 30 and May 20, 2000. The play-off competitions took place on February 1 and June 2, 2000 in Breda .
Preliminary round
Even before the last round, the defending champions Panfox / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap , Magnus / BSG had three play-off participants, while ESGOO Enschede and SV Zukertort Amstelveen took fourth place. With a win against Bussum Enschede reached fourth place, so that the same clubs as in the previous year reached the play-off. Rotterdam and the Leidsch Schaakgenootschap had moved up from class 1 . Both promoted players achieved relegation, but the Schaakclub Groningen and Utrecht had to relegate .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda (M) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18: 0 | 65.5: 24.5 |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 14: 4 | 57.5: 32.5 |
| 3. | Magnus / BSG | 9 | 6th | 0 | 3 | 12: 6 | 50.0: 40.0 |
| 4th | ESGOO Enschede | 9 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 10: 8 | 45.5: 44.5 |
| 5. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 9 | 4th | 0 | 5 | 8:10 | 42.5: 47.5 |
| 6th | Rotterdam (N) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 40.5: 49.5 |
| 7th | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap (N) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6:12 | 42.5: 47.5 |
| 8th. | SMB Nijmegen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6th | 6:12 | 36.5: 53.5 |
| 9. | Schaakclub Groningen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 38.5: 51.5 |
| 10. | Utrecht | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6th | 4:14 | 31.0: 59.0 |
decisions
| Participants in the play-off: Panfox / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap , Magnus / BSG , ESGOO Enschede | |
| Relegated to class 1: Schaakclub Groningen , Utrecht | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda | 6½ | 6½ | 8th | 6½ | 8th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 3½ | 7½ | 7th | 7th | 5½ | 7th | 8½ | 4½ | 7th | |
| 3. | Magnus / BSG | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 6th | 7½ | 6½ | 7th | 6½ | 8½ | |
| 4th | ESGOO Enschede | 2 | 3 | 8th | 6½ | 6th | 5 | 5½ | 4½ | 5 | |
| 5. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 3½ | 6th | 5½ | 3½ | 6½ | 7th | |
| 6th | Rotterdam | 2 | 4½ | 2½ | 4th | 4th | 5 | 7½ | 5½ | 5½ | |
| 7th | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 4th | 3 | 3½ | 5 | 4½ | 5 | 4th | 5½ | 8th | |
| 8th. | SMB Nijmegen | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 4½ | 6½ | 2½ | 6th | 5½ | 4th | |
| 9. | Schaakclub Groningen | 2 | 5½ | 3½ | 5½ | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5 | |
| 10. | Utrecht | 1 | 3 | 1½ | 5 | 3 | 4½ | 2 | 6th | 5 | |
Play-off
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| ESGOO Enschede | 1½ | |||||
| Panfox / De Variant Breda | 8½ | |||||
| Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 3½ | |||||
| Panfox / De Variant Breda | 6½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| Magnus / BSG | 4½ | Magnus / BSG | 6½ | |||
| Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 5½ | ESGOO Enschede | 3½ | |||
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Enschede, who was fourth in the preliminary round, faced the preliminary round winner Breda in one competition and the second and third of the preliminary round in the other with Hilversum and Bussum. While Breda clearly prevailed, Hilversum's victory was narrow.
| ESGOO | Panfox / De Variant Breda | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Schebler | Loek van Wely | 0: 1 |
| Michael Hoffmann | Michael Adams | 0: 1 |
| Daniel Hausrath | Jan Timman | 0: 1 |
| Oscar Lemmers | Ivan Sokolov | 0: 1 |
| Matthias Thesing | Joël Lautier | 0: 1 |
| Frank Kroeze | Mikhail Gurevich | 0: 1 |
| Dirk Hennig | Sergei Movsesjan | ½: ½ |
| Michael Feygin | Rafael Vaganian | ½: ½ |
| Christof Sielecki | John van der Wiel | ½: ½ |
| Michiel van Knowledge | Erik van den Doel | 0: 1 |
| Magnus / BSG | Hilversum SG | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Alexei Barsov | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 0: 1 |
| Vladimir Chuchelov | Jeroen Piket | 0: 1 |
| Igor Glek | Leon Pliester | 1-0 |
| Jeroen Bosch | Paul van der Sterren | ½: ½ |
| Dorian Rogozenco | Matthew Sadler | ½: ½ |
| Dimitri Reinderman | Friso Nijboer | 0: 1 |
| Kick Langeweg | Yona Kosashvili | ½: ½ |
| Hans Ree | Rudy Douven | ½: ½ |
| Li Riemersma | Zsófia Polgár | 1-0 |
| Bruno Carlier | Ian Rogers | ½: ½ |
Final and 3rd place match
While Bussum retaliated in the game for third place with a 6½: 3½ for the preliminary round defeats, Breda defended the title in the new edition of the previous year's final with the same result.
| Hilversum SG | Panfox / De Variant Breda | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Rogers | Loek van Wely | 0: 1 |
| Paul van der Sterren | Jan Timman | ½: ½ |
| Ljubomir Ljubojević | Michael Adams | ½: ½ |
| Matthew Sadler | Joël Lautier | ½: ½ |
| Friso Nijboer | Ivan Sokolov | 0: 1 |
| Jeroen Piket | Sergei Movsesjan | ½: ½ |
| Rudy Douven | Rafael Vaganian | 0: 1 |
| Zsófia Polgár | Mikhail Gurevich | ½: ½ |
| Yona Kosashvili | Erik van den Doel | ½: ½ |
| Joris Brenninkmeijer | John van der Wiel | ½: ½ |
| Magnus / BSG | ESGOO | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Chuchelov | Daniel Hausrath | ½: ½ |
| Dorian Rogozenco | Michael Feygin | 1-0 |
| Jeroen Bosch | Oscar Lemmers | ½: ½ |
| Igor Glek | Michael Hoffmann | 1-0 |
| Dimitri Reinderman | Matthias Thesing | ½: ½ |
| Alexei Barsov | Dirk Hennig | ½: ½ |
| Li Riemersma | Gerhard Schebler | ½: ½ |
| Hans Ree | Frank Kroeze | 1-0 |
| Kick Langeweg | Christof Sielecki | 0: 1 |
| Bruno Carlier | Michiel van Knowledge | 1-0 |
decisions
| Dutch team champions: Panfox / De Variant Breda |
The championship team
| 1. | Panfox / De Variant Breda |
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Michael Adams , Ivan Sokolov , Jan Timman , Michail Gurewitsch , Loek van Wely , Rafael Vaganian , Joël Lautier , John van der Wiel , Erik van den Doel , Manuel Bosboom , Frans Cuijpers , Marinus Kuijf , Albert Blees , Johannes van Mil , Ruud Janssen , Jop Delemarre , Joost Hoogendoorn, Robert Klomp, Sergej Movsesjan . |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)