Zilveren Toren cup
1948
1st class:
| 1 | Van Lennep, Frits | 0-1 | ½-½ | Dunkelblum, Arthur |
| 2 | Franck, Alfons | 0-1 | 0-1 | Borodin, Vladimir |
| 3 | Van Stappen | 0-1
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½-½ |
Igor Perquin, Walter |
| 4 | Mollekens, Jozef | 1-0 | ½-½ | Radzikowski |
| Tot | Het Schaakbord | 1-3 | 1½-2½ | Antwerp SK |
2nd class: 1. SK Merksem 5 (17) 2. Arbeiders SC 4½ (17) 3. Het Schaakbord 4 (17½) 4. St. Theresia 3½ (13) 5. Antwerp SK 3½ (11½) 6. Het Schaakbord B 3 (12½) 7. Vlaamse SK 3 (12) 8. Mat of Pat 1½ (11½)
3rd class: 1. Merksem SK 11 (33½) 2. St. Theresia 8½ (30½) 3. Antwerp SK 8 (29½) 4. St. Laureys 7½ (27) 5-6. Het Schaakbord & De Toren 7 (25) 7. Arbeiders SC 6 (23½) 8. Het Schaakbord 5½ (22) 9. Antwerp SK B 5 (24½) 10. Mat of Pat 5 (22) 11. SK Ekeren 2½ (19) 12. Vlaamse SK 2 (16½) 13. Koning Mat 2 (13)
4th class: 1. SK Merksem 11 (35½) 2. St. Laureys 7½ (27) 3. Antwerp SK 7 (26) 4. St. Theresia 7 (25) 5. Het Schaakbord 6½ (27) 6. Vlaamse SK 6½ (25) 7. SK Merksem B 6 (23) 8. Arbeiders SC 4½ (22) 9. De Toren 3 (14) 10. De Toren B 2½ (13) 11. Koning Mat 2½ (12) 12. Mat of Pat 2 (11½)
Overall classification:
| 1st class | 2nd class | 3rd class | 4th class | Tot | BP | ||
| 1 | SK Merksem | – – | 1 15 | 1 18½ | 1 12 | 3 | 45½ |
| 2 | Antwerp SK | 1 5½ | 3 11½ | 3 12 | – – | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Het Schaakbord | 2 2½ | 4 14 | 2 12 | – – | 8 | 28½ |
| 4 | St. Theresia | – – | 5 9½ | 3 12 | 2 9 | 10 | 30½ |
| 5 | Arbeiders SK | – – | 2 15 | 6 11½ | 4 6½ | 12 | 33 |
| 7 | Mat of Pat | – – | 7 10 | 3 12 | 5 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 8 | Vlaamse SK | – – | 6 9 | 7 6 | 3 6½ | 16 | 21½ |
By now, the Zilveren Toren cup — more or less the interclub championship of the province of Antwerp — had restarted after the war. In first class, there were just two participating clubs. I believe that the rules for the overall classification were as follows. Only clubs with teams in at least three classes qualified. Per class, the qualifying clubs’ best teams were numbered from first to last. Per club, the best three such numbers were added for the final score. A lower score would indicate a better score overall and the lowest score was declared overall victor. Board points seem to have been used as a tie-breaker, although this means a clear disadvantage for the teams that did well in the smaller classes.
The results of the two matches in first class as well as the one game I have were taken from [1]. The final standings from the lower sections and the overall classification come from [2].
Wanted
- The detailed results from the lower sections.
- Almost all games.
Sources
- Het Handelsblad 22/05/1948
- De Nieuwe Gids 12/07/1948
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