In what turned out to be an extremely close fight for first place, DuoBeniaján emerged victorious at the Spanish League in Linares. C.A. Silla obtained the same number of match points and individual points as the champions, but had a worse tiebreak score i.e. they had lost the direct confrontation against the team from Murcia. C.A. Solvay, the defending champions, finished in clear third place. | Photos: FEDA
The Honour Division of the Spanish League is taking place on September 16-22 in Linares, Jaén. Eight teams take part in the single round-robin competition. Each match is played over six boards, with the obligatory inclusion of a female representative on each team’s roster. After three rounds, rating favourites DuoBeniaján Costa Cálida lead the standings with 6/6 match points. Magic Extremadura and defending champions C.A. Solvay stand a match point behind. | Pictured: Pia Cramling (C.A. Silla) facing Alberto Quintín (MyInvestor Casablanca) | Photo: FEDA
The Cantabrians from C.A. Solvay were crowned champions of the Spanish League’s ‘División de Honor’ after securing a decisive victory over Magic Extremadura in the final round. The team led by Pentala Harikrishna and Gukesh Dommaraju was the only one of four co-leaders to get a win in Saturday’s seventh round. DuoBeniaján Costa Cálida from Murcia and Magic from Extremadura got second and third place, respectively. | Photos: Spanish Chess Federation