Cuban GM Yuniesky Quesada will try to go back to his winning ways in today’s round at the Elite Group of the Capablanca Memorial. He will face Dmitry Andreikin with the black pieces.
Quesada, who has a rating Elo of 2608, lost on Monday against Russian GM Ernesto Inarkiev (2688) with the white pieces in 63 moves of a Caro-Kann Defense.
Nevertheless, his tiebreak score is still better than Zoltan Almasi’s (2689), who beat Indian Pentala Harikrishna (2705) after 53 moves of a Spanish opening. The Hungarian is now tied in the lead with Quesada.
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Harikrishna - Almasi
In the other game of the Elite group, Cuban GM Leinier Domínguez (2723) defeated Dmitry Andreikin (2727) with the white pieces after 36 moves of a French defense, and stepped into third place with 4.5 points.
“I am very satisfied with this victory, the first against an opponent that had beaten me twice in 2011, and who has been traditionally a though rival for me”, declared Dominguez to the press.
On Tuesday’s penultimate round, the following games will be played, Quesada-Andreikin, Harikrishna-Domínguez and Almasi-Inarkiev.
Dominguez - Andreikin
In the Premier Group, Cuban WGM Oleiny Linares (2361) and Nicaraguan IM Carlos Davila (2304) are still on top with 6.5 points each. Linares got her second IM norm already.
In the Open section, Cuban IM Juan Carlos Obregon (2501) is in sole lead with 6.5 points after beating his compatriot Alexei Fernández (2453).
Source: www.prensa-latina.cu
Photos by Maria del Carmen Ramon
Standings after 8 rounds – Elite Group:
| 1 | Yuniesky Quesada Perez | CUB | 5 |
| Zoltan Almasi | HUN | 5 | |
| 3 | Leinier Dominguez Perez | CUB | 4.5 |
| 4 | Ernesto Inarkiev | RUS | 3.5 |
| Dmitry Andreikin | RUS | 3.5 | |
| 6 | P. Harikrishna | IND | 2.5 |
Standings after 8 rounds – Premier Group:
| 1 | WGM | Linares Napoles Oleiny | 2321 | CUB | 6½ |
| 2 | IM | Davila Carlos | 2304 | NCA | 6½ |
| 3 | FM | Borges Feria Yasel | 2426 | CUB | 6 |
| 4 | WGM | Arribas Robaina Maritza | 2321 | CUB | 4½ |
| WGM | Vigoa Apecheche Yanira | 2319 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 6 | WGM | Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa | 2361 | CUB | 3 |
| 7 | FM | Sanchez Alvarez Roberto Carlo | 2409 | CUB | 3 |
| 8 | FM | Perez Avendano Paul Omar | 2264 | MEX | 2½ |
| 9 | IM | Pazos Gambarrotti Plinio | 2298 | ECU | 2½ |
| 10 | IM | Madrigal Mariano | 2167 | NCA | 1 |
Standings after 8 rounds – Open Group:
| 1 | IM | Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos | 2501 | CUB | 6½ | |
| 2 | IM | Gonzalez De La Torre Santiago | 2446 | ESP | 6 | |
| 3 | GM | Morovic Fernandez Ivan | 2560 | CHI | 6 | |
| 4 | GM | Swinkels Robin | 2522 | NED | 6 | |
| 5 | FM | Leyva Rivera Yunier | 2408 | CUB | 6 | |
| 6 | GM | Bruzon Batista Lazaro | 2707 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 7 | IM | Fernandez Cardoso Alexey | 2453 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 8 | GM | Nogueiras Santiago Jesus | 2493 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 9 | FM | Oliva Castaneda Kevel | 2376 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 10 | IM | Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro | 2441 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 11 | FM | Quesada Perez Yasser | 2433 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 12 | FM | Fernandez Hernandez Arturo A. | 2368 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 13 | IM | Delgado Ramos Hector | 2455 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 14 | GM | Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley | 2459 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 15 | GM | De La Paz Perdomo Frank | 2440 | CUB | 5½ | |
| 16 | GM | Gonzalez Vidal Yuri | 2525 | CUB | 5 | |
| 17 | FM | Espinosa Veloz Ermes | 2461 | CUB | 5 | |
| 18 | IM | Otero Acosta Diasmany | 2471 | CUB | 5 | |
| 19 | FM | Garcia Pantoja Roberto | 2425 | CUB | 5 | |
| 20 | GM | Abreu Delgado Aryam | 2477 | CUB | 5 | |
| 21 | IM | Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando | 2483 | ESP | 5 | |
| 22 | IM | Trent Lawrence | 2425 | ENG | 5 | |
| 23 | IM | Gongora Reyes Maikel Liber | 2428 | CUB | 5 | |
| 24 | FM | Guerra Mojena Leandro | 2373 | CUB | 5 | |
| 25 | IM | Alarcon Casellas Rolando | 2440 | CUB | 5 | |
| 26 | FM | Larrua Gonzalez Fernando Osca | 2295 | CUB | 5 | |
| 27 | GM | Borges Matos Juan | 2439 | CUB | 5 | |
| 28 | FM | Soto Hernandez Henry | 2383 | CUB | 5 | |
| 29 | FM | Yanes Canizares Alejandro | 2280 | CUB | 5 | |
| 30 | IM | Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio | 2515 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 31 | GM | Alvarez Pedraza Aramis | 2500 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 32 | IM | Franco Alonso Alejandro | 2504 | ESP | 4½ | |
| 33 | CM | Torres Rosas Luis Carlos | 2298 | MEX | 4½ | |
| 34 | WFM | Miranda Rodriguez Tania | 2131 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 35 | GM | Pozo Vera Sandro | 2485 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 36 | GM | Bacallao Alonso Yusnel | 2542 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 37 | IM | Martin Del Campo C. Roberto | 2400 | MEX | 4½ | |
| 38 | FM | Miranda Mesa Elier | 2411 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 39 | FM | Cuellar Diego | 2323 | PER | 4½ | |
| 40 | FM | Guerra Tulcan Lenin | 2372 | ECU | 4½ | |
| 41 | FM | Hernandez Gonzalez William | 2327 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 42 | GM | Kristiansen Jens | 2433 | DEN | 4½ | |
| 43 | IM | Ruiz C Joshua D | 2357 | COL | 4½ | |
| 44 | FM | Calvo Quinteiro Jose Manuel | 2248 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 45 | FM | Rosabal Contreras Yonisbel | 2301 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 46 | IM | Aderito Pedro | 2333 | ANG | 4½ | |
| 47 | Fuentes Dominguez Felix | 2293 | CUB | 4½ | ||
| 48 | FM | Hernandez Marquez Noel | 2358 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 49 | IM | Ortega Amarelle Mariano | 2446 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 50 | FM | Vega Chirino Lemay | 2362 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 51 | WIM | Llaudy Pupo Lisandra | 2270 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 52 | FM | Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan A. | 2335 | CUB | 4½ | |
| 53 | GM | Almeida Quintana Omar | 2483 | CUB | 4 | |
| 54 | FM | Alonso Bouza Julio Javier | 2318 | CUB | 4 | |
| 55 | FM | Ruiz Sanchez Orlen | 2366 | CUB | 4 | |
| 56 | FM | Girones Barrios Yans Richard | 2312 | CUB | 4 | |
| 57 | Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario | 2231 | CUB | 4 | ||
| 58 | IM | Leiva Giuseppe | 2388 | PER | 4 | |
| 59 | FM | Hernandez Noa Rodney | 2310 | CUB | 4 | |
| 60 | Cruz De La Osa Reyder | 2223 | CUB | 4 | ||
| 61 | FM | Ordunez Echarte Dennys | 2306 | CUB | 4 | |
| 62 | Marzo Arias Valentin | 2227 | CUB | 4 | ||
| 63 | Vitier Vazquez Cristian | 2260 | CUB | 4 | ||
| 64 | IM | Vilela De Acuna Jose Luis | 2326 | CUB | 4 | |
| 65 | WGM | Marrero Lopez Yaniet | 2311 | CUB | 4 | |
| 66 | FM | Alvarez Ferreiro Roberto | 2400 | CUB | 4 | |
| 67 | IM | Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar | 2385 | CUB | 4 | |
| 68 | WIM | Fleites Marti Yuleikys | 2171 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 69 | WFM | Romero Echeverria Abigail | 2112 | ECU | 3½ | |
| 70 | WGM | Pina Vega Sulennis | 2332 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 71 | FM | Diaz Murgada Rider | 2349 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 72 | FM | Ragolta Franco Eduardo | 2301 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 73 | FM | Aucay Pelaez Mauro | 2240 | ECU | 3½ | |
| 74 | WFM | Ginesta Caballero Olga Lucia | 2095 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 75 | Lopez Gari Osvaldo | 2291 | CUB | 3½ | ||
| 76 | IM | Morales Romero Pedro | 2366 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 77 | FM | Rodriguez Garcia Victor | 2381 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 78 | FM | Diaz Hernandez Heriberto | 2345 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 79 | FM | Salgado Segui Roberto | 2226 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 80 | IM | Lebredo Zaragoitia Gerardo | 2200 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 81 | Perera Alfonso Rene Humberto | 2301 | CUB | 3½ | ||
| 82 | Fernandez Rivero Karla July | 2055 | CUB | 3½ | ||
| 83 | WFM | Vargas Gabriela | 2056 | PAR | 3½ | |
| 84 | WFM | Castillo Coca Mairebys | 2094 | CUB | 3½ | |
| 85 | IM | Estrada Nieto Julian | 2284 | MEX | 3½ | |
| 86 | WIM | Franco Valencia Beatriz Irene | 2158 | COL | 3 | |
| 87 | Infante Machin Brian Jose | 2177 | CUB | 3 | ||
| 88 | Enrique Hernandez Eddy Ernest | 2267 | CUB | 3 | ||
| 89 | FM | Olivares Canelles Francisco | 2324 | CUB | 3 | |
| 90 | WFM | Abarca Gonzalez Damaris | 2026 | CHI | 3 | |
| 91 | FM | Gil Alba Hector Luis | 2236 | CUB | 3 | |
| 92 | FM | Diaz Perez Michel Alejandro | 2276 | CUB | 3 | |
| 93 | WIM | Hernandez Moya Yuleisy | 2227 | CUB | 3 | |
| 94 | WFM | Catala Matienzo Ivette | 2111 | CUB | 3 | |
| 95 | WFM | Franco Valencia Angela | 2167 | COL | 3 | |
| 96 | IM | Macias Murillo Bryan | 2298 | ECU | 3 | |
| 97 | WIM | Rivera Ingris | 2165 | COL | 3 | |
| 98 | IM | Gomez Fontal Felix Manuel | 2373 | CUB | 3 | |
| 99 | FM | Barros Rivadeneira Cristhian | 2222 | ECU | 3 | |
| 100 | WFM | Cardenas Ballester Maydelin | 2118 | CUB | 3 | |
| 101 | WIM | Espinosa Garcia Sandra | 2089 | CUB | 3 | |
| 102 | WIM | Miranda Llanes Yerisbel | 2267 | CUB | 3 | |
| 103 | FM | Figueredo Losada Leonel | 2347 | CUB | 3 | |
| 104 | WIM | Campos Vila Milena | 2253 | CUB | 2½ | |
| 105 | WFM | Aliaga Fernandez Ingrid Y | 2184 | PER | 2½ | |
| 106 | Gonzalez Mesa Daniel | 2275 | CUB | 2½ | ||
| 107 | WFM | Gonzalez Ochoa Yoana | 2060 | CUB | 2½ | |
| 108 | IM | Gongora Montes Benjamin | 2253 | MEX | 2 | |
| 109 | WFM | Romero Nunez Wendy | 2107 | CUB | 2 | |
| 110 | WGM | Frometa Castillo Zirka | 2121 | CUB | 2 | |
| 111 | WFM | Cueto Rodriguez Janed | 2138 | CUB | 2 | |
| 112 | WIM | Fandino Reyes Roquelina | 2067 | CUB | 2 | |
| 113 | WFM | Pachon Adriana | 2055 | COL | 1 | |
| 114 | FM | Alarcon Tirado Cesar | 2224 | ECU | 0 |
