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.
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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 |
