Master class 2001/02
The 79th Dutch team championship in chess was played in the 2001/02 Meester class . Dutch team champion was Ordina / De Variant Breda , who won his seventh title in a row.
For the reported team squad, see the team squad of the Meester class 2001/02 .
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 29, November 3 and 24, December 15, 2001, January 5, February 23, March 16, April 6 and 21, 2002, with the 9th round central in Amstelveen was played. The play-off competitions took place on May 9 and 10, 2002 in Enschede .
Preliminary round
Even before the last round, the defending champions Ordina / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap and Leidsch Schaakgenootschap were sure to have three play-off participants, while ING / ESGOO theoretically intercepted with two team points and 6.5 board points ahead of VastNed Rotterdam could be. Despite a defeat at the end, ESGOO did not give up fourth place and thus reached the play-off. With the withdrawal of Magnus / BSG , three teams were promoted from class 1: Schaakclub Groningen , HWP Sas van Gent and Max Euwe Enschede . As the only newcomer, Groningen achieved relegation.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ordina / De Variant Breda (M) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18: 0 | 70.0: 20.0 |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 8th | 0 | 1 | 16: 2 | 64.0: 26.0 |
| 3. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 13: 5 | 52.5: 37.5 |
| 4th | ING / ESGOO | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 10: 8 | 48.5: 41.5 |
| 5. | VastNed Rotterdam | 9 | 4th | 0 | 5 | 8:10 | 41.5: 48.5 |
| 6th | BIS projector team | 9 | 4th | 0 | 5 | 8:10 | 40.0: 50.0 |
| 7th | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 39.0: 51.0 |
| 8th. | Schaakclub Groningen (N) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6th | 6:12 | 34.0: 56.0 |
| 9. | HWP Sas van Gent (N) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3:15 | 33.5: 56.5 |
| 10. | Max Euwe Enschede (N) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 1:17 | 27.0: 63.0 |
decisions
| Participants in the play-off: Ordina / De Variant Breda , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap , Leidsch Schaakgenootschap , ING / ESGOO | |
| Relegated to class 1: HWP Sas van Gent , Max Euwe Enschede | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ordina / De Variant Breda | 5½ | 7½ | 7th | 7½ | 9½ | 7th | 8th | 9½ | 8½ | |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4½ | 6th | 7th | 8th | 8½ | 8th | 7th | 6th | 9 | |
| 3. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 2½ | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5 | 8½ | 6½ | 7th | |
| 4th | ING / ESGOO | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6½ | 8th | 7th | 7th | |
| 5. | VastNed Rotterdam | 2½ | 2 | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6½ | 4½ | 4th | 6th | |
| 6th | BIS projector team | ½ | 1½ | 3 | 4th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 6½ | 7½ | |
| 7th | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 7th | 6½ | 5½ | |
| 8th. | Schaakclub Groningen | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 5½ | 4th | 3 | 5½ | 7½ | |
| 9. | HWP Sas van Gent | ½ | 4th | 3½ | 3 | 6th | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | |
| 10. | Max Euwe Enschede | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 2½ | 4½ | 2½ | 5 | |
Play-off
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| ING / ESGOO | 3 | |||||
| Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 7th | |||||
| Ordina / De Variant Breda | 6½ | |||||
| Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 3½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 3 | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 6½ | |||
| Ordina / De Variant Breda | 7th | ING / ESGOO | 3½ | |||
Semifinals
In the semi-finals, Enschede, fourth in the preliminary round, met Hilversum, second in the preliminary round, and in the other competition with Leiden and Breda, third and first of the preliminary round met. In both competitions, the team with a better ranking in the preliminary round clearly won 7: 3.
| ING / ESGOO | Hilversum SG | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Feygin | Yasser Seirawan | 1-0 |
| Gerhard Schebler | Jeroen Piket | 1-0 |
| Dirk Hennig | Paul van der Sterren | ½: ½ |
| Michael Hoffmann | Predrag Nikolić | ½: ½ |
| Daniel Hausrath | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 0: 1 |
| Thomas Henrichs | Friso Nijboer | 0: 1 |
| Frank Kroeze | Ian Rogers | 0: 1 |
| Natalia Kisseljewa | Yona Kosashvili | 0: 1 |
| Michiel van Knowledge | Dennis de Vreugt | 0: 1 |
| Peter Bolwerk | Zsófia Polgár | 0: 1 |
| Leidsch SG | Ordina / De Variant Breda | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy van Wessel | Loek van Wely | 0: 1 |
| Jan Smeets | Ivan Sokolov | 0: 1 |
| Edwin van Haastert | Jan Timman | 0: 1 |
| Michiel Bosman | Mikhail Gurevich | ½: ½ |
| Marc Erwich | Vladislav Tkachiev | 1-0 |
| Stefan van Blitterswijk | Vladimir Chuchelov | ½: ½ |
| Leon Konings | Erik van den Doel | 0: 1 |
| Tom Middelburg | Marinus Kuijf | ½: ½ |
| Eugene Rebers | Albert Blees | ½: ½ |
| Martin Roobol | Frans Cuijpers | 0: 1 |
Final and 3rd place match
On the second day of the play-off, too, the decisions were clear. Leiden took third place with a 6½: 3½, Breda defended his title with the same result.
| Ordina / De Variant Breda | Hilversum SG | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Loek van Wely | Jeroen Piket | 1-0 |
| Ivan Sokolov | Yasser Seirawan | 1-0 |
| Jan Timman | Predrag Nikolić | ½: ½ |
| Mikhail Gurevich | Paul van der Sterren | 1-0 |
| John van der Wiel | Friso Nijboer | ½: ½ |
| Erik van den Doel | Ljubomir Ljubojević | ½: ½ |
| Vladislav Tkachiev | Yona Kosashvili | ½: ½ |
| Vladimir Chuchelov | Ian Rogers | 1-0 |
| Jop Delemarre | Daniël Stellwagen | 0: 1 |
| Ruud Janssen | Dennis de Vreugt | ½: ½ |
| Leidsch SG | ING / ESGOO | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michiel Bosman | Daniel Hausrath | 0: 1 |
| Edwin van Haastert | Michael Hoffmann | 1-0 |
| Jan Smeets | Michael Feygin | ½: ½ |
| Tom Middelburg | Gerhard Schebler | ½: ½ |
| Marc Erwich | Natalia Kisseljewa | 1-0 |
| Leon Konings | Thomas Henrichs | ½: ½ |
| Stefan van Blitterswijk | Michiel van Knowledge | 1-0 |
| Rudy van Wessel | Frank Kroeze | 0: 1 |
| Martin Roobol | Ton Ellenbroek | 1-0 |
| Eugene Rebers | Peter Bolwerk | 1-0 |
decisions
| Dutch team champion: Ordina / De Variant Breda |
The championship team
| 1. | Ordina / De Variant Breda |
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Ivan Sokolov , Loek van Wely , Michail Gurewitsch , Jan Timman , Erik van den Doel , Vladimir Chuchelov , John van der Wiel , Frans Cuijpers , Marinus Kuijf , Manuel Bosboom , Jop Delemarre , Martin Martens , Albert Blees , Theo Hommeles , Ruud Janssen , Joost Hoogendoorn, Robert Klomp, Jan van Roestel, Vladislav Tkachiev . |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)