Zoltan Almasi took clear first place at the Capablanca Memorial

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For the first time since 2010, the Elite Group of the Capablanca Memorial did not see Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk among the participants.

In his first trip to the Caribbean island, Hungarian Zoltan Almasi (2689) made a great impression. He obtained 6.5 points, thanks to four victories, five draws and only one defeat. This veteran 37 years-old player added 15 points to his Elo rating, which allowed him to join the 2700-club.

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The only defeat suffered by Almasi was against the surprise of the event, GM Yuniesky Quesada. The player from Villa Clara seemed destined to finish in last place as he was by far the lowest rated player, however, he demonstrated a great level that allowed him to lead the event after eight rounds. He eventually finished in second place half a point the Hungarian.

GM Leinier Domínguez has already participated in three edition of this event and has not lost a single game. This year, he impressed with victories over Dmitry Andreikin (2727) and Pentala Harikrishna (2705). He added four points to his Elo rating and finished third in the standings.

WGM Oleiny Linares (2321) showed an impressive level at the Premier Group. She took first place after winning five games and drawing in four occasions. This was enough for her to get an IM norm. Nicaraguan IM Carlos Davila (2304) finished in second place due to a worse tiebreak score.

IM Juan Carlos Obregón (2501) finished first in the Open Section after getting 8/9 points. GM Lazaro Bruzon, who arrived as the clear favorite, did not have a good tournament. He lost over seven Elo points and fell below the coveted 2700 points.

Text extracted from Mi Columna Deportiva

Final Standings – Elite Group:

1	Zoltan Almasi	HUN	6.5
2	Yuniesky Quesada Perez	CUB	6
	Leinier Dominguez Perez	CUB	6
4	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	4.5
5	Ernesto Inarkiev	RUS	4
6	P. Harikrishna	IND	3

Final Standings – Premier Group:

1	WGM	Linares Napoles Oleiny	2321	CUB	7
2	IM	Davila Carlos	2304	NCA	7
3	FM	Borges Feria Yasel	2426	CUB	6½
4	WGM	Arribas Robaina Maritza	2321	CUB	5
	WGM	Vigoa Apecheche Yanira	2319	CUB	5
6	WGM	Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa	2361	CUB	3½
7	FM	Sanchez Alvarez Roberto Carlo	2409	CUB	3½
8	FM	Perez Avendano Paul Omar	2264	MEX	3
9	IM	Pazos Gambarrotti Plinio	2298	ECU	3
10	IM	Madrigal Mariano	2167	NCA	1½

Final Standings – Open Group:

1	IM	Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos	2501	CUB	8
2	GM	Morovic Fernandez Ivan	2560	CHI	7½
3	GM	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	2459	CUB	7½
4	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	2707	CUB	7
5	GM	Nogueiras Santiago Jesus	2493	CUB	7
6	IM	Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro	2441	CUB	7
7	IM	Gonzalez De La Torre Santiago	2446	ESP	6½
8	GM	Swinkels Robin	2522	NED	6½
9	FM	Leyva Rivera Yunier	2408	CUB	6½
10	GM	Abreu Delgado Aryam	2477	CUB	6½
11	IM	Trent Lawrence	2425	ENG	6½
12	FM	Quesada Perez Yasser	2433	CUB	6½
13	IM	Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando	2483	ESP	6½
	IM	Delgado Ramos Hector	2455	CUB	6½
15	GM	Kristiansen Jens	2433	DEN	6½
16	FM	Hernandez Marquez Noel	2358	CUB	6½
17	IM	Fernandez Cardoso Alexey	2453	CUB	6
18	GM	Gonzalez Vidal Yuri	2525	CUB	6
19	FM	Espinosa Veloz Ermes	2461	CUB	6
20	IM	Otero Acosta Diasmany	2471	CUB	6
21	FM	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	2376	CUB	6
22	GM	Alvarez Pedraza Aramis	2500	CUB	6
23	IM	Franco Alonso Alejandro	2504	ESP	6
24	IM	Alarcon Casellas Rolando	2440	CUB	6
25	FM	Fernandez Hernandez Arturo A.	2368	CUB	6
26	FM	Miranda Mesa Elier	2411	CUB	6
27	FM	Soto Hernandez Henry	2383	CUB	6
28	FM	Larrua Gonzalez Fernando Osca	2295	CUB	6
29	FM	Yanes Canizares Alejandro	2280	CUB	6
30	GM	Borges Matos Juan	2439	CUB	6
31	IM	Martin Del Campo C. Roberto	2400	MEX	6
32	GM	De La Paz Perdomo Frank	2440	CUB	6
33	IM	Leiva Giuseppe	2388	PER	6
34	CM	Torres Rosas Luis Carlos	2298	MEX	5½
35	GM	Almeida Quintana Omar	2483	CUB	5½
36	FM	Garcia Pantoja Roberto	2425	CUB	5½
37	IM	Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio	2515	CUB	5½
38	GM	Bacallao Alonso Yusnel	2542	CUB	5½
39	FM	Alonso Bouza Julio Javier	2318	CUB	5½
40	FM	Guerra Tulcan Lenin	2372	ECU	5½
41	GM	Pozo Vera Sandro	2485	CUB	5½
42	IM	Gongora Reyes Maikel Liber	2428	CUB	5½
43	FM	Girones Barrios Yans Richard	2312	CUB	5½
44	FM	Hernandez Gonzalez William	2327	CUB	5½
45	FM	Guerra Mojena Leandro	2373	CUB	5½
46		Fuentes Dominguez Felix	2293	CUB	5½
47	IM	Ortega Amarelle Mariano	2446	CUB	5½
48	FM	Diaz Murgada Rider	2349	CUB	5½
49	FM	Vega Chirino Lemay	2362	CUB	5½
50	WGM	Marrero Lopez Yaniet	2311	CUB	5½
51	FM	Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan A.	2335	CUB	5½
52	IM	Vilela De Acuna Jose Luis	2326	CUB	5½
53	FM	Cuellar Diego	2323	PER	5
54	IM	Ruiz C Joshua D	2357	COL	5
55	WGM	Pina Vega Sulennis	2332	CUB	5
56	FM	Ruiz Sanchez Orlen	2366	CUB	5
57	FM	Ragolta Franco Eduardo	2301	CUB	5
58	FM	Ordunez Echarte Dennys	2306	CUB	5
59	IM	Aderito Pedro	2333	ANG	5
60		Vitier Vazquez Cristian	2260	CUB	5
61	FM	Alvarez Ferreiro Roberto	2400	CUB	5
62		Lopez Gari Osvaldo	2291	CUB	5
63		Fernandez Rivero Karla July	2055	CUB	5
64	IM	Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar	2385	CUB	5
65	IM	Gomez Fontal Felix Manuel	2373	CUB	5
66	IM	Estrada Nieto Julian	2284	MEX	5
67	WFM	Miranda Rodriguez Tania	2131	CUB	4½
68		Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	2231	CUB	4½
69	WIM	Fleites Marti Yuleikys	2171	CUB	4½
70	FM	Calvo Quinteiro Jose Manuel	2248	CUB	4½
71	FM	Hernandez Noa Rodney	2310	CUB	4½
72	WFM	Ginesta Caballero Olga Lucia	2095	CUB	4½
73		Marzo Arias Valentin	2227	CUB	4½
74	FM	Rosabal Contreras Yonisbel	2301	CUB	4½
75	IM	Lebredo Zaragoitia Gerardo	2200	CUB	4½
76	FM	Diaz Perez Michel Alejandro	2276	CUB	4½
77	FM	Olivares Canelles Francisco	2324	CUB	4½
78	IM	Morales Romero Pedro	2366	CUB	4½
79	WIM	Hernandez Moya Yuleisy	2227	CUB	4½
80	FM	Diaz Hernandez Heriberto	2345	CUB	4½
81	FM	Rodriguez Garcia Victor	2381	CUB	4½
82		Perera Alfonso Rene Humberto	2301	CUB	4½
83	WIM	Llaudy Pupo Lisandra	2270	CUB	4½
84	IM	Macias Murillo Bryan	2298	ECU	4½
85	WFM	Romero Echeverria Abigail	2112	ECU	4
86		Cruz De La Osa Reyder	2223	CUB	4
87	FM	Aucay Pelaez Mauro	2240	ECU	4
88	FM	Salgado Segui Roberto	2226	CUB	4
89		Enrique Hernandez Eddy Ernest	2267	CUB	4
90	FM	Gil Alba Hector Luis	2236	CUB	4
91	WIM	Rivera Ingris	2165	COL	4
92	WFM	Vargas Gabriela	2056	PAR	4
93	WFM	Castillo Coca Mairebys	2094	CUB	4
94	WFM	Catala Matienzo Ivette	2111	CUB	4
95	WFM	Cardenas Ballester Maydelin	2118	CUB	4
96	WFM	Aliaga Fernandez Ingrid Y	2184	PER	4
97	FM	Barros Rivadeneira Cristhian	2222	ECU	4
98	WIM	Miranda Llanes Yerisbel	2267	CUB	4
99	WIM	Campos Vila Milena	2253	CUB	4
100	FM	Figueredo Losada Leonel	2347	CUB	4
101		Infante Machin Brian Jose	2177	CUB	3½
102	WFM	Abarca Gonzalez Damaris	2026	CHI	3½
103	WFM	Romero Nunez Wendy	2107	CUB	3½
104		Gonzalez Mesa Daniel	2275	CUB	3½
105	WIM	Espinosa Garcia Sandra	2089	CUB	3½
106	WIM	Franco Valencia Beatriz Irene	2158	COL	3
107	IM	Gongora Montes Benjamin	2253	MEX	3
108	WFM	Franco Valencia Angela	2167	COL	3
109	WGM	Frometa Castillo Zirka	2121	CUB	3
110	WFM	Cueto Rodriguez Janed	2138	CUB	3
111	WIM	Fandino Reyes Roquelina	2067	CUB	3
112	WFM	Gonzalez Ochoa Yoana	2060	CUB	3
113	WFM	Pachon Adriana	2055	COL	2
114	FM	Alarcon Tirado Cesar	2224	ECU	0