17th Spanish Team Chess Championship: Barcelona 1973

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Basic data

17th Spanish Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Dates: 8th - 16th September 1973
City: Barcelona (Catalonia)
Venue: Sala de Actos de la Caja de Ahorros
y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona
Organizers: Unión Graciense de Ajedrez
Chief Arbiter: N/A
Teams participating: 16
Players participating: N/A
Games played: Preliminaries: 96
Finals: 192 (+32 carried over from preliminaries)
Competition format: Four preliminary four board round robin groups.
Top two from each preliminary group qualified to the eight team final A. The rest were set to play in final B.
All teams from final A and top two teams from final B qualified to the 1974 Primera División.
Final order decided by: 1. Game points; 2. Match points; 3. Direct match result; 4. Berger
Time control: N/A
Sources: Mundo Deportivo, la Vanguardia, ABC (.png)




The finals

Final A See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ∑ MP + = -
1. CA Caja Insular de Ahorros CANR ● 2 2 3 3 4 2½ 3½ 20 12 5 2 0
2. CA Schweppes Madrid SWMD 2 ● 2½ 2 2½ 2 3 4 18 11 4 3 0
3. CA Español Barcelona ESPB 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 3 2 2½ 15½ 9 3 3 1
4. UGA Barcelona UGAB 1 2 1½ ● 2 1½ 2½ 3 13½ 6 2 2 3
5. CA Tarrasa TRSA 1 1½ 2 2 ● 2½ 1½ 3 13½ 6 2 2 3
6. GE Aviaco Madrid AVMD 0 2 1 2½ 1½ ● 3 2 12 6 2 2 3
7. Leridano-Ruy López Barcelona RLBC 1½ 1 2 1½ 2½ 1 ● 2½ 12 5 2 1 4
8. CA Peña Rey Ardid Bilbao PRAB ½ 0 1½ 1 1 2 1½ ● 7½ 1 0 1 6

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Final B See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ∑ MP + = -
⇑ 9. CA Barcelona BARC ● 3½ 2½ 2 3½ 2 3 3½ 20 12 5 2 0
⇑ 10. Asociación Barcinona BNNA ½ ● 2 1½ 3½ 3 4 3 17½ 9 4 1 2
11. UE Fomento Martinense Barcelona FMBC 1½ 2 ● 2½ 3 1 3 3 16 9 4 1 2
12. CA Grand Macnish Las Palmas GMLP 2 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 15½ 10 4 2 1
13. Orfeón La Paz de La Laguna ORFE ½ ½ 1 1½ ● 3 3 3½ 13 6 3 0 4
14. CA Peña Pablo Unamuno Salamanca PPUS 2 1 3 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2 13 6 2 2 3
15. CA Portugalete Buma PTGT 1 0 1 2 1 1½ ● 2 8½ 2 0 2 5
16. CA Gambito Valencia GMVL ½ 1 1 1½ ½ 2 2 ● 8½ 2 0 2 5



The preliminaries

Preliminary group A See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 ∑ MP + = -
1. CA Schweppes Madrid SWMD ● 3 2½ 4 9½ 6 3 0 0
2. Leridano-Ruy López Barcelona RLBC 1 ● 3½ 2 6½ 3 1 1 1
3. CA Grand Macnish Las Palmas GMLP 1½ ½ ● 2½ 4½ 2 1 0 2
4. CA Gambito Valencia GMVL 0 2 1½ ● 3½ 1 0 1 2


Preliminary group B See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 ∑ MP + = -
1. Caja Insular de Ahorros CANR ● 4 3 2½ 9½ 6 3 0 0
2. GE Aviaco Madrid AVMD 0 ● 3½ 3½ 7 4 2 0 1
3. CA Peña Pablo Unamuno Salamanca PPUS 1 ½ ● 3 4½ 2 1 0 2
4. UE Fomento Martinense Barcelona FMBC 1½ ½ 1 ● 3 0 0 0 3


Preliminary group C See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 ∑ MP + = -
1. UGA Barcelona UGAB ● 3 3 3 9 6 3 0 0
2. CA Peña Rey Ardid Bilbao PRAB 1 ● 3 1½ 5½ 2 1 0 2
3. CA Barcelona BARC 1 1 ● 3½ 5½ 2 1 0 2
4. Asociación Barcinona BNNA 1 2½ ½ ● 4 2 1 0 2


Preliminary group D See context-sensitive help
no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 ∑ MP + = -
1. CA Español Barcelona ESPB ● 2 3½ 3½ 9 5 2 1 0
2. CA Tarrasa TRSA 2 ● 3 2 7 4 1 2 0
3. Orfeón La Paz de La Laguna ORFE ½ 1 ● 3 4½ 2 1 0 2
4. CA Portugalete Buma PTGT ½ 2 1 ● 3½ 1 0 1 2



Line-ups


CA Caja Insular de Ahorros: Calvo 7/9, Visier 4½/8, Menvielle 6½/8, A.Fernández 3½/6, Betancourt 4/5
CA Schweppes Madrid: Torán 3/7, Díez del Corral 7/8, Bellón 7/9, Cardoso 3/6, Palacios 3½/5, Franco 1/1
CA Español Barcelona: Medina 5½/9, Lladó 5/8, García Orús 3/4, Bordell 1½/5, P.Puig 1/2, Pujol 5½/7, Llusá 1/1
Unión Graciense: Pomar 5½/9, Anguera 4/8, Serra ½/2, Serrano 3½/8, Buxadé 6/9
CA Tarrasa: Ridameya 4½/8, Mora 3½/7, Simón 1½/4, Altés 1½/2, Puig Nadal ½/1, S.Pablo 1/2, A.Pablo 5½/8, Pomés ½/4


Tournament review

The system of play was mirrored from that from 1972, yet the consolation group was to be played, of which top two teams would join the eight from the championship final to form newly created ten team Primera División, since F.E.D.A. decided to install level league system starting from 1974. Teams ranked 3rd-4th in the consolation group (11th-12th overall) would get automatic qualification to Segunda División (second level). The Caja Insular de Ahorros de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria took surprise win at 20 points, with Calvo scoring impressive 7 out of 9 on board #1, while champions Schweppes came second, as their top board Torán scored mere 3/7. Español easily clinched their third consecutive bronze. Barcelona and Barcinona clinched top two spots in the final B.