Master class 2003/04
In the Meester class 2003/04 the 81st Dutch team championship in chess was played. Dutch team champion was ZZICT / De Variant Breda , who won his ninth title in a row.
For the reported team squad, see team squad of the Meester class 2003/04 .
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 27, November 1 and 22, December 13, 2003, January 31, March 6 and 27, April 17 and May 9, 2004. The play-off competitions took place on May 20 and 21, 2004 in Enschede .
Preliminary round
Even before the last round, VastNed Rotterdam and Hilversums Schaakgenootschap had two play-off participants, while defending champions ZZICT / De Variant Breda , ING / ESGOO and Leidsch Schaakgenootschap were still fighting for the two remaining play-off places. Breda and ESGOO won the last round and reached the play-off. HWP Sas van Gent was promoted from class 1 . This reached the league as well as Utrecht, who were actually relegated the previous year and only remained in the Meester class through the promotion of their own second team. SMB Nijmegen and BIS Beamer Team had to relegate , who were tied for seventh and eighth place in terms of team points, but achieved fewer board points.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VastNed Rotterdam | 9 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 15: 3 | 57.0: 33.0 |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 15: 3 | 54.0: 36.0 |
| 3. | ZZICT / De Variant Breda (M) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12: 6 | 50.0: 40.0 |
| 4th | ING / ESGOO | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12: 6 | 46.0: 44.0 |
| 5. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 9: 9 | 44.0: 46.0 |
| 6th | Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 7:11 | 42.0: 48.0 |
| 7th | HWP Sas van Gent (N) | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4th | 5:13 | 41.5: 48.5 |
| 8th. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 40.5: 49.5 |
| 9. | SMB Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 37.5: 52.5 |
| 10. | BIS projector team | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:13 | 37.5: 52.5 |
decisions
| Participants in the play-off: VastNed Rotterdam , Hilversums Schaakgenootschap , ZZICT / De Variant Breda , ING / ESGOO | |
| Relegated to class 1: SMB Nijmegen , BIS Beamer Team | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VastNed Rotterdam | 7th | 4th | 5 | 8½ | 8th | 6th | 5½ | 6½ | 6½ | |
| 2. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 3 | 5½ | 7th | 6½ | 5 | 5½ | 6½ | 7th | 8th | |
| 3. | ZZICT / De Variant Breda | 6th | 4½ | 4½ | 5 | 6½ | 5 | 7th | 6th | 5½ | |
| 4th | ING / ESGOO | 5 | 3 | 5½ | 6th | 2 | 5 | 6th | 7th | 6½ | |
| 5. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 1½ | 3½ | 5 | 4th | 7th | 6½ | 4½ | 6½ | 5½ | |
| 6th | Utrecht | 2 | 5 | 3½ | 8th | 3 | 5 | 6th | 4½ | 5 | |
| 7th | HWP Sas van Gent | 4th | 4½ | 5 | 5 | 3½ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4½ | |
| 8th. | SV Zukertort Amstelveen | 4½ | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 5½ | 4th | 5 | 4½ | 6½ | |
| 9. | SMB Nijmegen | 3½ | 3 | 4th | 3 | 3½ | 5½ | 5 | 5½ | 4½ | |
| 10. | BIS projector team | 3½ | 2 | 4½ | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 3½ | 5½ | |
Play-off
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| ING / ESGOO | 6½ | |||||
| VastNed Rotterdam | 3½ | |||||
| ZZICT / De Variant Breda | 8½ | |||||
| ING / ESGOO | 1½ | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| ZZICT / De Variant Breda | 6th | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 7½ | |||
| Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 4th | VastNed Rotterdam | 2½ | |||
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Enschede, who was fourth in the preliminary round, faced the preliminary round winner Rotterdam in one competition and the third and second in the preliminary round in the other competition with Hilversum and Breda. The team that was worse placed in the preliminary round won both competitions.
| ING / ESGOO | VastNed Rotterdam | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hausrath | Jeroen Bosch | ½: ½ |
| Michael Hoffmann | Luc Winants | ½: ½ |
| Oscar Lemmers | Roland Schmaltz | ½: ½ |
| Ramon Koster | Fabian Döttling | ½: ½ |
| Gerhard Schebler | Dimitri Reinderman | 0: 1 |
| Michael Feygin | Cemil Gulbaş | 1-0 |
| Frank Kroeze | Bruno Carlier | 1-0 |
| Ali Bitalzadeh | Marcel Piket | ½: ½ |
| Wouter Spoelman | Frenk van Harreveld | 1-0 |
| Peter Bolwerk | Gert Jan Timmerman | 1-0 |
| ZZICT / De Variant Breda | Hilversum SG | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Loek van Wely | Erwin l'Ami | 1-0 |
| Erik van den Doel | Ian Rogers | ½: ½ |
| Jan Timman | Daniël Stellwagen | ½: ½ |
| Frans Cuijpers | Yasser Seirawan | 0: 1 |
| Albert Blees | Friso Nijboer | 0: 1 |
| Vladimir Chuchelov | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 1-0 |
| John van der Wiel | Dennis de Vreugt | ½: ½ |
| Jan Werle | Rudy Douven | 1-0 |
| Martin Martens | Henk Vedder | ½: ½ |
| Jop Delemarre | Leon Pliester | 1-0 |
Final and 3rd place match
Clear decisions were made on the final day. Breda defended his title with an 8½: 1½, Hilversum won third place with a 7½: 2½.
| ZZICT / De Variant Breda | ING / ESGOO | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Loek van Wely | Oscar Lemmers | 1-0 |
| Vladimir Chuchelov | Ramon Koster | 1-0 |
| Erik van den Doel | Daniel Hausrath | 1-0 |
| Jan Timman | Michael Feygin | ½: ½ |
| John van der Wiel | Frank Kroeze | ½: ½ |
| Joost Hoogendoorn | Michael Hoffmann | 1-0 |
| Jan Werle | Wouter Spoelman | 1-0 |
| Jop Delemarre | Peter Bolwerk | 1-0 |
| Frans Cuijpers | Gerhard Schebler | 1-0 |
| Albert Blees | Ali Bitalzadeh | ½: ½ |
| Hilversum SG | VastNed Rotterdam | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubomir Ljubojević | Luc Winants | ½: ½ |
| Yasser Seirawan | Roland Schmaltz | 1-0 |
| Erwin l'Ami | Fabian Döttling | ½: ½ |
| Ian Rogers | Jeroen Bosch | ½: ½ |
| Daniël Stellwagen | Marcel Piket | 1-0 |
| Dennis de Vreugt | Dimitri Reinderman | ½: ½ |
| Friso Nijboer | Gert Jan Timmerman | 1-0 |
| Henk Vedder | Bruno Carlier | 1-0 |
| Leon Pliester | Cemil Gulbaş | 1-0 |
| Rudy Douven | Frenk van Harreveld | ½: ½ |
decisions
| Dutch team champion: ZZICT / De Variant Breda |
The championship team
| 1. | ZZICT / De Variant Breda |
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Loek van Wely , Erik van den Doel , Jan Timman , Sergej Movsesjan , Vladimir Chuchelov , John van der Wiel , Frans Cuijpers , Jop Delemarre , Marinus Kuijf , Martin Martens , Jan Werle , Albert Blees , Theo Hommeles , Joost Hoogendoorn, Sebastian Siebrecht , Michel de Wit, Isabel Werner , Natalia Kisseljewa , Rex van Dijken, Henk Verstappen, Robert Klomp. |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)