Master class 2007/08
The 85th Dutch team championship in chess was played in the 2007/08 Meester class . The Dutch team champion was the Hilversums Schaakgenootschap .
For the reported team squad see team squad of the Meester class 2007/08 .
Game dates
The competitions were held on September 15, October 6, November 3 and 24, December 15, 2007, February 9, March 8 and 29 and May 17, 2008.
Season course
The Hilversums Schaakgenootschap was in a class of its own and won all competitions. The defending champion hotels.nl/Groningen was only able to keep up at the beginning of the season and in the end had to be content with third place. HWP Sas van Gent and the second team of the Leidsch Schaakgenootschap were promoted from class 1 . Both climbers went straight down again.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18: 0 | 67.0: 23.0 |
| 2. | Schrijvers Rotterdam | 9 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 14: 4 | 53.5: 36.5 |
| 3. | hotels.nl/Groningen (M) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12: 6 | 47.5: 42.5 |
| 4th | HMC Calder | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 10: 8 | 45.5: 44.5 |
| 5. | ESGOO Enschede | 9 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 10: 8 | 45.0: 45.0 |
| 6th | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap I. Team | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 8:10 | 46.0: 44.0 |
| 7th | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 8:10 | 42.5: 47.5 |
| 8th. | Homburg Apeldoorn | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 44.5: 45.5 |
| 9. | HWP Sas van Gent (N) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3:15 | 35.5: 54.5 |
| 10. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap II. Team (N) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0:18 | 23.0: 67.0 |
decisions
| Dutch team champion: Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | |
| Relegated to class 1: HWP Sas van Gent , Leidsch Schaakgenootschap II team | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hilversums Schaakgenootschap | 6th | 7½ | 7th | 7½ | 6th | 7½ | 8½ | 7th | 10 | |
| 2. | Schrijvers Rotterdam | 4th | 5 | 7th | 6th | 7½ | 5 | 5½ | 7½ | 6th | |
| 3. | hotels.nl/Groningen | 2½ | 5 | 4½ | 5½ | 5 | 7th | 6th | 5½ | 6½ | |
| 4th | HMC Calder | 3 | 3 | 5½ | 4½ | 3 | 6½ | 5½ | 7th | 7½ | |
| 5. | ESGOO Enschede | 2½ | 4th | 4½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5 | 5 | 7½ | |
| 6th | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap I. Team | 4th | 2½ | 5 | 7th | 4½ | 5 | 4th | 6½ | 7½ | |
| 7th | Utrecht | 2½ | 5 | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 5½ | 8th | |
| 8th. | Homburg Apeldoorn | 1½ | 4½ | 4th | 4½ | 5 | 6th | 4½ | 7½ | 7th | |
| 9. | HWP Sas van Gent | 3 | 2½ | 4½ | 3 | 5 | 3½ | 4½ | 2½ | 7th | |
| 10. | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap II. Team | 0 | 4th | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
The championship team
| 1. | Hilversums SG |
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Magnus Carlsen , Loek van Wely , Predrag Nikolić , Yasser Seirawan , Daniël Stellwagen , Erwin l'Ami , Friso Nijboer , Vladimir Chuchelov , Jan Smeets , Ruud Janssen , Jop Delemarre , Wouter Spoelman , Dennis de Vreugt , Henk Vedder , Wieb Zagema. |
Web links
- Season overview on the homepage of Eric Roosendaal (Dutch)
- Season overview on schaaksite.nl (Dutch)