FÉFB championship, Engis

12-05-1988 > 23-05-1988

Elite NELO FIDÉ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot
1 Minnebo, Alain BEL 2125 – ½ ½ ½ * 1 * 1 * * 1 * * * * 1 5½
2 Van Houtte, Thierry BEL 2202 2255 ½ – * 0 * ½ 1 + * 1 * * * * 1 * 5
3 Flamion, Brun BEL 2077 ½ * – 1 ½ – * * * * * * 1 1 * + 5
4 Mohandesi, Shahin IRI 2103 ½ 1 0 – * * * 0 1 * * * 1 1 * * 4½
5 Anciaux, Marc BEL 2139 * * ½ * – 1 1 * 0 0 * 1 1 * * * 4½
6 Lieutenant, Georges BEL 2184 0 ½ + * 0 – 1 ½ 1 * * * * * * * 4
7 Dumont, André BEL 2111 * 0 * * 0 0 – 1 * * 1 * * * 1 1 4
8 Duhayon, Yves BEL 2250 2220 0 – * 1 * ½ 0 – 1 * * * * * 1 * 3½
9 Campanella, Dominique BEL 2132 * * * 0 1 0 * 0 – 1 1 * * ½ * * 3½
10 Vandevoort, Jean-Pierre BEL 2114 * 0 * * 1 * * * 0 – 0 ½ ½ 1 * * 3
11 Piacentini, Claudio BEL 2194 0 * * * * * 0 * 0 1 – 0 ½ 1 * * 2½
12 Uhoda, Philippe BEL 2131 * * * * 0 * * * * ½ 1 – 1 0 0 0 2½
13 Verspecht, Thierry BEL 2150 * * 0 0 0 * * * * ½ ½ 0 – 1 * * 2
14 Delhaye BEL 2025 * * 0 0 * * * * ½ 0 0 1 0 – * * 1½
15 Timmermans, Daniel BEL 2127 * 0 * * * * 0 0 * * * 1 * * – 1 (2)
16 Bolzoni, Victor-Angel BEL 2324 0 * – * * * 0 * * * * 1 * * 0 – (1)

Warning: there are some errors in the crosstable given in [1]. The corrected version above is the most plausible, but it may be wrong.

Elite NELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot
1 Meuter, Alain BEL 2061 – 0 1 ½ * * * 1 1 1 1 * * * * * 5½
2 Dumont, Yves BEL 2014 1 – 0 1 1 * 1 * 1 * ½ * * * * * 5½
3 Desmet BEL 1554 0 1 – * 0 1 1 1 * * * * 1 * * * 5
4 Boelen BEL 1784 ½ 0 * – * * 0 * 1 * 1 1 * * 1 * 4½
5 Mathot BEL 1632 * 0 1 * – * 0 * * 1 * ½ * * 1 1 4½
6 Chevry BEL * * 0 * * – * 0 * * 1 * 0 1 1 1 4
7 Kazemzadeh BEL * 0 0 1 1 * – * 0 * ½ 1 * * * * 3½
8 Burnay, Gérard BEL 1949 0 * 0 * * 1 * – * 1 0 ½ * * * 1 3½
9 Porteman, Eric BEL 2002 0 0 * 0 * * 1 * – ½ * * 1 1 * * 3½
10 Sonnaert BEL 1713 0 * * * 0 * * 0 ½ – * * 1 1 * 1 3½
11 Mataigne BEL 2058 0 ½ * 0 * 0 ½ 1 * * – * 1 * * * 3
12 Cason BEL 1793 * * * 0 ½ * 0 ½ * * * – * 0 1 1 3
13 Briffoz, Eric BEL 1650 * * 0 * * 1 * * 0 0 0 * – 1 1 * 3
14 Lafontaine BEL 1337 * * * * * 0 * * 0 0 * 1 0 – 1 + 3
15 Halikiopoulos BEL * * * 0 0 0 * * * * * 0 0 0 – 1 1
16 Halin BEL * * * * 0 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * – 0 – 0

This edition of the FÉFB championship took place at the Centre culturel, Rue du Pont 7, of Hermalle-sous-Huy, a district of Engis, on May 12th to 15th and 21st to 23rd. It didn’t attract that many players and the main tournament was marred by a slew of forfeits. According to [1], which is my only source, Timmermans and Bolzoni withdrew “discouraged by their bad results”. Moreover, Flamion, a doctor, couldn’t be present in the third round because of professional reasons. Duhayon, on the other hand, didn’t show up in the last round “probable victim of Sunday evening libations”! The tempo was 40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 moves per hour with adjournment after 6 hours. Marc Janssens was tournament director.

With his rather unexpected victory, Minnebo qualified for the Belgian championship. Since he couldn’t participate, Van Houtte and Flamion represented the FÉFB in the elite Belgian championship. Mohandesi was selected to play in the A group there, but Anciaux ended up going instead. Meuter and Y. Dumont qualified for the elite group of the 1989 FÉFB championship.

Wanted

  • Almost all games.
  • First names for Delhaye and quite a few players in the B group.

Sources

  1. Le Pion f Nos.26 & 27
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