Capablanca Memorial concluded in La Habana

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Capablanca Memorial 2022 took place 19-28 April in La Habana, Cuba. This year the event featured strong round robin tournaments for men and women, as well as an open event. 

Hans Niemann won the men round robin event, aka Elite Group, with a round to spare. With a final score of 7.5 points he was two points ahead of Vasif Durarbayli, Surya Ganguly and Luís Ernesto Quesada who tied for the second place scoring 5.5 points each. Replay the games here

I finished with a victory, thus, securing first place by 2 points and bringing my rating to 2656(#86). I had difficulties in previous tournaments so this breakthrough means a lot! Heading to Sweden tomorrow for Tepe Sigman. I'll try to continue the momentum there! pic.twitter.com/2Sp901LPqg

— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) April 29, 2022

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Elite Group 2022:

1	GM	NIEMANN Hans Moke	USA	2637	7.5
2	GM	DURARBAYLI Vasif	AZE	2628	5.5
3	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	IND	2609	5.5
4	GM	QUESADA PEREZ Luis Ernesto	CUB	2519	5.5
5	GM	MARECO Sandro	ARG	2652	5
6	GM	YILMAZ Mustafa	TUR	2626	4.5
7	GM	ALBORNOZ CABRERA Carlos Daniel	CUB	2574	3.5
8	GM	ORTIZ SUAREZ Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2533	3
9	GM	ALMEIDA QUINTANA Omar	CUB	2536	2.5
10	GM	QUESADA PEREZ Yasser	CUB	2579	2.5

Irina Bulmaga convincingly won the Premier Group women’s round robin tournament with 7.5 points. Yerisbel Miranda Llanes was second with 5.5 points, while two players tied for third position scoring 5 points. Replay the games here

Very happy to have had a good performance in the Premier group of the Capablanca Memorial! Cuba has inspired me and I hope this win to be one of many this year! pic.twitter.com/2eec7kOq8B

— Irina Bulmaga (@IrinaBulmaga) April 29, 2022

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Premier Group 2022:

1	IM	BULMAGA Irina	ROU	2379	7.5
2	WIM	MIRANDA LLANES Yerisbel	CUB	2288	5.5
3	WFM	HERNANDEZ GIL Ineymig	CUB	2328	5
4	WIM	FORGAS MORENO Yaniela	CUB	2336	5
5	IM	ORDAZ VALDES Lisandra Teresa	CUB	2373	4.5
6	WIM	KIOLBASA Oliwia	POL	2388	4
7	IM	LUJAN Carolina	ARG	2330	4
8	WGM	ARRIBAS ROBAINA Maritza	CUB	2228	4
9	WGM	CORI T. Deysi	PER	2391	3
10	WGM	HERNANDEZ MOYA Yuleisy	CUB	2219	2.5

The Open tournament simultaneously took place in La Habana’s Hotel Nacional. After 9 played rounds four players shared the top with same score of 7 points. Tiebreaks criteria determined Bator Sambuev the Winner.

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Open tournament:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Sambuev Bator	CAN	2502	7	47	51	5
2	IM	Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro	CUB	2443	7	46	50	5
3	IM	Soto Hernandez Henry	CUB	2481	7	45	49	6
4	IM	Avila Pavas Santiago	COL	2435	7	42	46	6
5	GM	Gonzalez Vidal Yuri	CUB	2518	6.5	49	54	4
6	IM	Campos Jimenez Augusto Cesar	CUB	2360	6.5	46	50	4
7	GM	Vazquez Igarza Renier	ESP	2538	6.5	42	47	5
8	GM	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	CUB	2491	6.5	40	44	5
9	GM	Espinosa Veloz Ermes	CUB	2488	6.5	39	42	5
10	IM	Diaz Perez Michel Alejandro	CUB	2427	6	48	52	5
11	GM	Salinas Herrera Pablo	CHI	2521	6	48	53	4
12	GM	Miranda Mesa Elier	CUB	2486	6	46	51	4
13	IM	Fernandez De La Vara Arnaldo	CUB	2499	6	45	49	5
14	FM	Rodriguez Hernandez Luis Daniel	CUB	2403	6	45	49	4
15	GM	Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto	CUB	2479	6	43	47	3
16	GM	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	CUB	2499	6	43	47	4
17	IM	Hernandez Gonzalez William	CUB	2476	6	42	46	5
18	FM	Solares Orozco Kebert	CUB	2325	6	42	45	5
19	FM	Diaz Villagran Robert	CHI	2295	6	41	43	4
20	IM	Del Rey Diego	ESP	2371	5.5	48	52	4
21	FM	Vitier Vazquez Cristian	CUB	2405	5.5	46	50	4
22	FM	Elias Reyes Jorge Roberto	CUB	2429	5.5	45	49	4
23		Hidalgo Diaz Daniel	CUB	2125	5.5	43	47	4
24	FM	Perez Leiva Jerzy Jesus	CUB	2392	5.5	43	47	4
25	GM	Borges Matos Juan	CUB	2421	5.5	42	45	3
26	IM	Morales Romero Pedro	CUB	2335	5.5	41	45	4
27	FM	Yanes Canizares Alejandro	CUB	2339	5.5	41	45	3
28	IM	Diaz Hernandez Heriberto	CUB	2347	5.5	40	44	4
29	GM	Gonzalez Renier	USA	2447	5.5	39	43	2
30	FM	Dieguez Alvarez Mario Enrique	CUB	2267	5.5	39	42	5
31		Cabrera Gonzalez Maximo Ariel	CUB	2250	5.5	37	40	5
32	IM	Fernandez Guillen Ernesto J.	CUB	2390	5	47	50	4
33	GM	Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel	CUB	2321	5	47	48	2
34	IM	Lopez Gonzalez Abel Fabian	CUB	2357	5	46	49	3
35	IM	Fernandez Cardoso Alexey	CUB	2421	5	44	48	4
36	FM	Coto Mederos Michel	CUB	2348	5	44	48	4
37	FM	Gil Alba Hector Luis	CUB	2248	5	44	46	3
38	IM	Hernandez Sanchez Jairo Andres	COL	2389	5	43	47	3
39	IM	Otero Acosta Diasmany	CUB	2365	5	43	46	4
40	FM	Fernandez Mayola Reynold Rafael	CUB	2345	5	43	46	3
41	FM	Ramos Silvera Roberto Alejandro	CUB	2287	5	43	45	2
42	FM	Herrera Juan Sebastian	COL	2196	5	43	44	3
43	FM	Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel	COL	2461	5	42	46	4
44	IM	Quesada Vera Liordis	CUB	2360	5	41	45	4
45	WGM	Linares Napoles Oleiny	CUB	2183	5	41	43	2
46	FM	Mendez Fortes Eduardo Jesus	CUB	2249	5	41	44	3
47	FM	Campos Gomez Manuel	COL	2292	5	40	44	4
48	FM	Alvarez Calzadilla Jose Avelino	CUB	2302	5	40	43	5
49	FM	Alvarez Fernandez Carlos Rene	CUB	2356	5	39	42	4
50		Morales Marmol Marcos Antonio	CUB	2216	5	38	41	2
51	FM	Ordunez Echarte Dennys	CUB	2275	5	38	39	3
52	FM	Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan A.	CUB	2304	5	37	40	4
53	FM	Gallo Garcia Kemel Antonio	CUB	2379	5	36	39	3
54	FM	Perera Alfonso Rene Humberto	CUB	2354	5	35	38	3
55	WIM	Argote Heredia Valentina	COL	2240	5	34	37	5
56	FM	Perez Rodriguez Cesar Alejandro	CUB	2343	5	34	37	4
57	IM	Gomez Sanchez Jorge Marcos	CUB	2331	5	34	36	5
58	IM	Estrada Nieto Julian	ESP	2267	5	32	35	3
59	FM	Larduet Despaigne Carlos	CUB	2270	4.5	42	45	3
60	FM	Vargas Rodriguez Wilver	CUB	2336	4.5	40	44	4
61	FM	Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	CUB	2409	4.5	40	43	3
62	FM	Mateus Alejandro	COL	2316	4.5	40	43	3
63		Portal Ramos Cristhian	CUB	2213	4.5	40	42	3
64		Otero Marino Alain	CUB	2220	4.5	37	41	4
65	FM	Cruz De La Osa Reyder	CUB	2235	4.5	37	40	3
66	FM	Batista Suarez Jeorling Yahytin	CUB	2305	4.5	37	39	3
67	FM	Hernandez Machado Patricia M.	CUB	2204	4.5	35	37	3
68	FM	Duarte Napoles Fanny	CUB	2245	4.5	34	36	2
69	WIM	Obregon Garcia Roxangel	CUB	2196	4.5	32	35	3
70	WIM	Gonzalez Ochoa Yoana	CUB	2122	4	42	46	3
71	GM	Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro	CUB	2491	4	40	44	3
72	CM	Lopez Rayo Santiago	COL	2226	4	40	43	3
73	FM	Morales Romero Romaris	CUB	2169	4	39	42	2
74	FM	Charon Mustelier Manuel	CUB	2167	4	38	39	3
75	FM	Garcia Garcia Alejandro	CUB	2247	4	37	40	3
76	FM	Pulido Alvarez Ariel	CUB	2274	4	37	38	2
77	FM	Fuentes Dominguez Felix	CUB	2302	4	36	38	3
78	FM	Rodriguez Basulto Reyson Ricardo	CUB	2305	4	35	39	3
79	FM	Perez Marimon Jorge De Jesus	CUB	2342	4	35	38	3
80		Luis Alvarez Elizabeth	CUB	1880	4	35	38	3
81		Silveira Garcia Yosdan	CUB	2223	4	35	37	4
82		Lavigne Lopez Raul Leonardo	CUB	2188	4	32	34	3
83	WIM	Miranda Rodriguez Tania	CUB	2189	4	31	34	4
84		Perea Ladron De Guevara Eduardo	CUB	2075	4	31	33	3
85	FM	Vega Chirino Lemay	CUB	2289	4	29	31	3
86		Lafont Linares Ronny Manuel	CUB	2140	3.5	39	43	2
87	WCM	Mogollon Tobar Nicolle Juliet	COL	1982	3.5	36	39	3
88		Leonard Torres Pedro	CUB	2184	3.5	36	38	3
89	WFM	Ojeda Lago Ariadna	CUB	1984	3.5	35	38	3
90	WFM	Bosch Valls Leannet Mariah	CUB	2160	3.5	35	38	3
91	WIM	Fernandez Rivero Karla July	CUB	2026	3.5	35	37	1
92		Gonzalez Velasco Leandro	COL	2019	3.5	35	38	3
93		Bueno Gauna Cristian Alejandro	CUB	2171	3.5	35	37	1
94		Gonzalez Gomez Ronier	CUB	2243	3.5	34	37	1
95		Gonzalez Mompie Reynier	CUB	2108	3.5	34	35	3
96	WFM	Alfonso Ruisanchez Laritza	CUB	2108	3.5	33	35	3
97	WFM	Gutierrez Espinosa Karen	CUB	2084	3.5	32	36	0
98	FM	Amaro Alfonso Raynner	CUB	2186	3.5	32	34	3
99		Interian Rodriguez Alberto D.	CUB	2125	3.5	31	32	1
100	IM	Cuenca Gomez Jesus	CUB	2195	3.5	31	33	2
101		Padrino Delgado Leandro	CUB	2079	3.5	30	31	3
102		Diaz Osorio Ana Carolina	MEX	1648	3.5	29	31	2
103	WFM	Blanco Garcia Liliam Barbara	CUB	2008	3.5	29	30	3
104	WFM	Muniz Guevara Amanda Maria	CUB	2137	3.5	24	25	3
105		Ruiz Buendia Miguel	ESP	2092	3	39	43	1
106	IM	Garcia Carey Osmel	CUB	2299	3	36	38	2
107		Alvarez Leyva Harold	CUB	2190	3	34	35	2
108		Verdecia Martinez Yulbert	CUB	2176	3	33	34	3
109		Diaz Garcia Lianet	CUB	2107	3	33	35	2
110	WGM	Frometa Castillo Zirka	CUB	2020	3	32	34	1
111	WCM	Lopez Rayo Isabella	COL	1823	2.5	33	36	1
112		Cordon Antunez Olga Rachel	CUB	2004	2.5	31	34	1
113		Herrera Aruca Jorge Frank	CUB	1948	2.5	31	32	2
114	CM	De Siqueira Luigy Lira	BRA	1957	2.5	30	32	2
115		Palsson Halldor Peter	CAN	1833	2.5	30	32	1
116		Simon Batista Lorenzo Alexis	CUB	1912	2.5	28	30	0
117	WFM	Pages Roman Seidy	CUB	1903	2	35	38	1
118		Mora Munoz Alejandro	COL	2011	2	32	34	1
119	WFM	Martinez Mesa Chaneli	CUB	1855	2	27	29	0
120		Lopez Moises Antonio	GUA	1688	2	25	26	1
121		Venero Noda Massiel	CUB	1740	1.5	29	31	0