Spanish Team Championship
The 2006 Spanish Team Championship, División de Honor, is
being held in three stages:
- Group 1 took place in Olite, from September 6–10 2006;
- Group 2 took place in San Sebastián, from Spetember 13–17,
2006
- The final will be held in Lugo, from November 3–4, 2006.
In Group 1 the favourites Intel Tiendas UPI with Ivanchuk,
Radjabov, Vallejo Pons, Bruzon, Volokitin, Eljanov, Illescas Cordoba, and Reverté
Albox Unicaja with Dreev, Krasenkow, Rustemov, Movsesian, Sutovsky,
qualified for the final.
Pos. |
Club |
Gam |
+ |
= |
– |
Pts. |
MP |
1 |
Intel - Tiendas UPI |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
Reverte Albox - Unicaja |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18½ |
7 |
3 |
Escuela Int. Kasparov - Marcote |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
C.A. Solvay |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
16½ |
5 |
5 |
Unio Gracienca D'Escacs - UGA |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
13½ |
4 |
6 |
Geva - CEA |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2½ |
0
|
In Group 2 Linex Magic with Aronian, Morozevich, Ponomariov,
Shirov, Karjakin, Sargissian, Rublevsky and Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones
with Svidler, Adams, Mamedyarov, Jakovenko, Harikrishna, Timofeev qualified.
Gros Xake Taldea with Gelfand, van Wely, Zhang Pengxiang, Smirin and Bauer
narrowly missed the final.
Clas |
Equipo |
Gam |
+ |
= |
– |
Pts. |
MP |
1 |
C.A. Linex Magic |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
C.A. Ajoblanco Cuna de Dragones |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
Gros Xake Taldea |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
14½ |
7 |
4 |
C.A. AMD Cofiman |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9½ |
2 |
5 |
C.A. Valencia Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Picture Gallery

What a lineup: Karjakin, Shirov, Ponomariov and Aronian playing for Linex
Magic

Boris Gelfand, Israel, playing for Gros Xake Taldea

Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) playing for Linex...

... next to Alexei Shirov (Latvia/Spain)

Sergey Tiviakov, Holland, playing for AMD Cofiman

Teammate Pia Cramling (Sweden) in AMD Cofiman

Spanish GM Alfonso Romero Holmes, who defeated
Shirov

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar playing for Cuna de Dragones

Santi González commentating for local spectators