47th Capablanca Memorial 2012 (Games and Results)

47th Capablanca Memorial 2012

Vassily Ivanchuk returns to classical chess for the first time since Wijk aan Zee. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos.

Vassily Ivanchuk returns to classical chess for the first time since Wijk aan Zee. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com

The 47th Capablanca Memorial takes took in Havana, Cuba 4th-14th May 2012. The Elite Group saw the return of 5 time winner (2005-7, 2010-11) and defending champion Vassily Ivanchuk who hadn't played since February, one of his longest breaks in recent years. Whilst Ivanchuk wasn't at his imperious best he still earned a sixth title finishing with 6.5/10 a point clear of Ian Nepomniachtchi and Leinier Dominguez Perez.

Ivanchuk leads Capablanca Memorial at the half way stage (5.2)

Vassily Ivanchuk leads the 47th Capablanca Memorial with 3.5/5 going into the rest day. Ivanchuk completely outplayed Viktor Laznicka in a complex Nimzo Indian. Vladimir Potkin beat Yuniesky Quesada Perez with a conversion to a winning King and Pawn ending that proved deceptive for his opponent. Ian Nepomniachtchi's disappointing play continues with a dull draw against Leinier Dominguez Perez.

47th Capablanca Memorial 2012 (5.2)

XLVII Capablanca Memorial 2012 (Havana CUB)
Thu 3rd May 2012 - Mon 14th May 2012 - Official Site - Live- Daily reports

Capablanca Mem Elite (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Capablanca Mem Prem (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Premier Games

Capablanca Mem Ab1 (10 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1))

Capablanca Mem Ab2 (10 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1))

Capablanca Mem Elite (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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47th Capablanca Mem Elite Havana (CUB), 4-14 v 2012 cat. XVIII (2694)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2764 * * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2790
2. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2716 ½ ½ * * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2725
3. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2725 0 0 ½ 1 * * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2724
4. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2642 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * * 1 ½ 0 ½ 4½ 2668
5. Quesada Perez, Yuniesky g CUB 2625 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * * 0 1 4 2636
6. Laznicka, Viktor g CZE 2693 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 * * 4 2622

Round 1 (May 4, 2012)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 42 D11 Slav Defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Laznicka, Viktor 1-0 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 43 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 2 (May 5, 2012)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 52 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Potkin, Vladimir - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 28 A30 English Symmetrical
Laznicka, Viktor - Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1-0 42 E54 Nimzo Indian
Round 3 (May 6, 2012)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Laznicka, Viktor ½-½ 68 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Potkin, Vladimir 1-0 41 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 33 B01 Centre Counter
Round 4 (May 7, 2012)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 47 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Quesada Perez, Yuniesky ½-½ 34 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Potkin, Vladimir - Laznicka, Viktor 0-1 33 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Round 5 (May 8, 2012)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 26 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky - Potkin, Vladimir 0-1 52 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Laznicka, Viktor - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 32 E41 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 6 (May 10, 2012)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1-0 35 A18 English Opening
Potkin, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 22 D20 QGA
Laznicka, Viktor - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 25 A04 Dutch System
Round 7 (May 11, 2012)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 21 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 38 B01 Centre Counter
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky - Laznicka, Viktor 1-0 37 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 8 (May 12, 2012)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Quesada Perez, Yuniesky ½-½ 60 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Potkin, Vladimir - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 70 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Laznicka, Viktor - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 39 A81 Dutch Leningrad
Round 9 (May 13, 2012)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 57 A30 English Symmetrical
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 21 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Laznicka, Viktor - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 47 C02 French Advance
Round 10 (May 14, 2012)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Laznicka, Viktor ½-½ 11 D15 Slav Defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 54 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Potkin, Vladimir - Quesada Perez, Yuniesky ½-½ 43 E56 Nimzo Indian

Capablanca Mem Prem (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Premier Games

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Capablanca Mem Prem Havana CUB Thu 3rd May 2012 - Mon 14th May 2012. Category: 13. Ave: (2566)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel IM CUB 2580 # = 1 1.5 2768
2 Almeida Quintana, Omar GM CUB 2525 # 1 = 1.5 2770
3 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan GM CHI 2577 = # = 1 2575
4 Hernandez Carmenates, Holden GM CUB 2570 = # = 1 2574
5 Papin, Vasily GM RUS 2570 = # = 1 2558
6 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri GM CUB 2545 = # = 1 2568
7 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo GM CUB 2572 0 # 1 1 2566
8 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2603 0 # 1 1 2546
9 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis GM CUB 2551 = 0 # 0.5 2356
10 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2566 = 0 # 0.5 2381
Round 1. Fri 4th May 2012
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 0-1 Almeida Quintana, Omar 29 A27 English
Cordova, Emilio 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri 21 A04 Reti opening
Papin, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Hernandez Carmenates, Holden 44 A30 English
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel 26 E60 King's Indian
Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 1-0 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 53 C03 French
Round 2. Sat 5th May 2012
Almeida Quintana, Omar 1/2-1/2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 12 D14 QGD Slav
Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel 1-0 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 55 A33 English
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden 1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 38 E97 King's Indian
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri 1/2-1/2 Papin, Vasily 45 B46 Sicilian
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Cordova, Emilio 33 B30 Sicilian defence

Capablanca Mem Ab1 (10 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))

Capablanca Mem Ab1 Havana CUB Thu 3rd May 2012 - Mon 14th May 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Ortega Amarelle MarianoIMCUB2467631½
2Sanchez Alvarez Roberto CarlosFMCUB24105½32
3Alarcon Casellas RolandoFMCUB24175½31
4Martinez Duanny Lelys StanleyGMCUB2468533
5Escobar Forero AlderIMCOL2448530½
6Quesada Vera LiordisFMCUB2446530
7Perez Garcia Rodney OscarIMCUB2409529½
8Rasmussen KarstenIMDEN2427529
9Obregon Rivero Juan CarlosFMCUB2479528½
10Jimenez Fraga Pedro AlejandroFMCUB2440528½
11Borges Matos JuanGMCUB2467528
12Otero Acosta DiasmanyIMCUB2423527
13Garcia Pantoja RobertoFMCUB2405526½
14Espinosa Veloz ErmesFMCUB2441524½
15Nogueiras Santiago JesusGMCUB25204½29½
16Hevia Alejano Carlos AntonioFMCUB25424½29
17Prasca Sosa RafaelIMVEN24144½29
18Aguero Jimenez Luis LazaroIMCUB24324½28
19Abreu Delgado AryamGMCUB24704½27½
20Guerra Mojena LeandroFMCUB23724½27½
21Ris RobertIMNED24194½27½
22Larduet Despaigne CarlosFMCUB23454½27½
23Willemze ThomasIMNED23784½27
24Gomez Fontal Felix ManuelIMCUB24004½26
25Ruiz Sanchez OrlenFMCUB24154½25½
26Pina Vega SulennisWGMCUB23104½24½
27Pulvett DanielIMVEN23584½24
28Valdes Luis EnriqueFMCUB23924½22½
29Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24374½20½
30Arenas DavidIMCOL24054½20
31Gomez Garrido CamiloIMCUB2515430
32Pazos Gambarrotti PlinioIMECU2248429½
33Castro Jose LuisVEN2204428½
34Blanco Ronquillo Humberto LIMCUB2425427½
35Garcia Carey OsmelIMCUB2344427½
36Gil Suarez Jose LuisFMCUB2327427
37Garcia Martinez OmarFMCUB2306426½
38Arribas Robaina MaritzaWGMCUB2312426½
39Perez Rodriguez Luis ManuelGMCUB2468426½
40Leyva Rivera YunierFMCUB2387425½
41Lopez Gari OsvaldoCUB2262425½
42Ynojosa Felix JoseVEN2355425½
43Rodriguez Garcia VictorFMCUB2384425
44Diaz Hernandez HeribertoFMCUB2326424½
45Alonso Bouza Julio JavierFMCUB2306424½
46Hernandez Fernandez Ramon AFMCUB2315424½
47Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB2434424
48Camacho Martinez GuillermoFMCUB2309423½
49Fargere FrancoisGMFRA2467423
50Ostos JulioIMVEN2353422½
51Morales Romero PedroIMCUB2368420½
52Yanes Canizares AlejandroFMCUB23013½29
53Garcia Matos Richard AlejandroCUB22583½28½
54Soto Hernandez HenryFMCUB23233½28½
55Fernandez Hernandez Arturo AFMCUB23143½28
56Delgado Ramos HectorFMCUB25023½26½
57Enrique Hernandez Eddy ErnestoCUB22173½26
58Ordaz Valdes Lisandra TeresaWGMCUB23463½25½
59Guerrero Perez DublasCUB22603½25½
60Marrero Lopez YanietWGMCUB23093½24
61Lopez Vilier Luis AngelFMCUB22443½22
62Miranda Llanes YerisbelWIMCUB23063½22
63Valido Bouza Cesar JoseFMCUB22993½21½
64Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel DarioCUB22493½21½
65Ordunez Echarte DennysFMCUB23163½21½
66Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan AFMCUB23073½21
67Linares Napoles OleinyWGMCUB23663½21
68Hernandez Gonzalez WilliamCUB2280329
69Perez Perez OsnielFMCUB2162328½
70Figueredo Losada LeonelFMCUB2342328
71Vigoa Apecheche YaniraWGMCUB2279327½
72Guerrero Juan CarlosIMCOL2286327
73Cruz De La Osa ReyderCUB2271325
74Castillo Coca MayrebisWFMCUB2138324½
75Miranda Mesa ElierFMCUB2401324½
76Girones Barrios Yans RichardCUB2284324
77Diaz Perez Michel AlejandroFMCUB2303324
78Hernandez Noa RodneyFMCUB2303324
79Gutierrez LeonelaVEN2055323½
80Llaudy Pupo LisandraWIMCUB2277322½
81Heredia Serrano CarlaWIMECU2167322
82Erwich MarcIMNED2425321½
83Macias Murillo BryanIMECU2377321½
84Salgado Segui RobertoFMCUB2253321½
85Larrua Gonzalez Fernando OscarFMCUB2304321
86Sanchez Castillo SaraiIMVEN2234318½
87Martinez Reyes Pedro RamonVEN22252½26½
88Barrientos Sergio EGMCOL25132½24
89Corrales Jimenez ZeniaWIMCUB22432½23½
90Perez Rodriguez JenniferWIMCUB22072½22½
91Medancic RikardIMCRO22492½22
92Miranda Rodriguez TaniaWFMCUB21562½22
93Vilela De Acuna Jose LuisIMCUB23472½18½
94Cardenas Ballester MaydelinWFMCUB21382½18½
95Forgas Moreno YanielaWFMCUB21672½18
96Fandino Reyes RoquelinaWIMCUB20922½16
97Hernandez Moya YuleisisWFMCUB2170224½
98Alvarez Fernandez Carlos ReneCUB2265224
99Quesada Chow Ismael AdanCUB2232224
100Cancio-Bello Ayes FlaviaWFMCUB2190224
101Li Torres Manuel EugenioFMCUB2304221
102Voloaca MihneaCAN2238221
103Ramon Pita VivianWGMCUB2206220½
104Garcia AlvaroFMCOL2200220½
105Lebredo Zaragoitia GerardoIMCUB2204220½
106Fleites Martin YuleikysWIMCUB2190219½
107Montilla JorcerysVEN2040218
108Lorente Pupo Ramon MiguelFMCUB2302218
109Varela La Madrid Tilsia CaroliVEN20191½21½
110Borges Feria YaselFMCUB24471½20
111Cueto Rodriguez YanetWFMCUB21031½19½
112Ibanez Milian DagobertoFMCUB22191½18
113Espinosa Garcia SandraWIMCUB20731½17
114Catala Matienzo IvetteWFMCUB21411½16½
114 players

Capablanca Mem Ab2 (10 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))

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