Primera División (chess) 1979
The Primera División (chess) 1979 was the top division of the 23rd Spanish team championship in chess and was played with ten teams. The champions were the team of UGA Barcelona, while the defending champions UD Las Palmas had to relegate bottom of the table. CA Caja de Ahorros Málaga and CA Gambito Valencia had risen from the Segunda División. Both newcomers achieved relegation, in addition to UD Las Palmas CA Caja Insular de Ahorros was relegated.
For the team cadres, see the Primera División (chess) team cadre 1979 .
mode
The ten participating teams played a simple round-robin tournament , the last two were relegated and replaced by the first two of the Segunda División. The game was played on four boards, the number of board points (one point for a win, half a point for a draw, no point for a defeat), then the number of team points (two points for a win, one point) decided the placement for a tie, no point for a loss).
Dates and venue
The tournament was held in Torre del Mar from September 8th to 16th .
Season course
UGA Barcelona was in a class of its own and was already the champions before the last round. The relegation of last year's champions UD Las Palmas was sealed prematurely, while three other teams were in danger of relegation before the final round. CA Caja Insular de Ahorros could have saved themselves with a 3: 1 against CA Peña Rey Ardid Bilbao on their own, but won only 2.5: 1.5 and had to let Bilbao go first. Asociación Barcinona needed at least a 2: 2 against CE Olot for relegation and achieved this.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | Board P. | Mannsch.-P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UGA Barcelona | 9 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 25.0: 11.0 | 16: 2 |
| 2. | CE Vulcà Barcelona | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20.5: 15.5 | 13: 5 |
| 3. | CA Caja de Ahorros Málaga (N) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19.5: 16.5 | 11: 7 |
| 4th | CA Gambito Valencia (N) | 9 | 2 | 6th | 1 | 19.5: 16.5 | 10: 8 |
| 5. | CE Terrassa | 9 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 18.5: 17.5 | 8:10 |
| 6th | CE Olot | 9 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 18.5: 17.5 | 8:10 |
| 7th | CA Peña Rey Ardid Bilbao | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16.0: 20.0 | 7:11 |
| 8th. | Asociación Barcinona | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16.0: 20.0 | 5:13 |
| 9. | CA Caja Insular de Ahorros | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 15.5: 20.5 | 8:10 |
| 10. | UD Las Palmas (M) | 9 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 11.0: 25.0 | 4:14 |
decisions
| Spanish team champion: UGA Barcelona | |
| Relegated to the Segunda Division: CA Caja Insular de Ahorros, UD Las Palmas | |
| (M) | Defending champion |
|---|---|
| (N) | Previous year climbers |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UGA Barcelona | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 4th | |
| 2. | CE Vulcà Barcelona | ½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | |
| 3. | CA Caja de Ahorros Málaga | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | CA Gambito Valencia | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | |
| 5. | CE Terrassa | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 4th | |
| 6th | CE Olot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3½ | |
| 7th | CA Peña Rey Ardid Bilbao | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | |
| 8th. | Asociación Barcinona | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3½ | 2 | |
| 9. | Caja Insular de Ahorros | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | 2 | |
| 10. | UD Las Palmas | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
The championship team
| 1. | UGA Barcelona |
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Arturo Pomar Salamanca , Francisco Javier Ochoa de Echagüen , José Luis Fernández García , Guillermo Buxadé Roca, Ricardo Lluís Brusi Noguera. |
Web links
- Overview at olimpbase.org (English)