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The 54th Capablanca Memorial took place Fri 3rd May to Mon 13th May 2019. B Adhiban, Vasil Ivanchuk, David Anton, Sam Sevian, Yuri Gonzalez Vidal and Carlos Albornoz Cabrera played in the 6 player 10 round Elite group. Vassily Ivanchuk won the event for the 8th time (including one shared). Ivanchuk was in the joint lead with David Anton going into the final round after being beaten by Sam Sevian in round 9. Ivanchuk beat Baskaran Adhiban where as Anton failed to convert a large advantage against Albornoz Cabrera.

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54th Capablanca Mem Elite Havana (CUB), 3-13 v 2019											cat. XVI (2641)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2677	*	*	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	7	2782
2.	Sevian, Samuel	g	USA	2666	½	1	*	*	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	1	6½	2745
3.	Anton Guijarro, David	g	ESP	2667	½	½	½	½	*	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	6½	2745
4.	Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	g	CUB	2566	0	0	0	1	½	½	*	*	0	½	½	½	3½	2545
5.	Adhiban, Baskaran	g	IND	2701	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	*	*	½	½	3½	2518
6.	Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	g	CUB	2567	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	*	3	2506

Round 1 (May 3, 2019)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Anton Guijarro, David	½-½	40	C47	Four Knights
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	- Sevian, Samuel	0-1	45	D38	QGD Ragozin
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	- Adhiban, Baskaran	½-½	43	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 2 (May 4, 2019)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	1-0	42	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening
Anton Guijarro, David	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	64	A28	English Four Knights
Adhiban, Baskaran	- Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	1-0	23	A17	English Opening
Round 3 (May 5, 2019)
Sevian, Samuel	- Adhiban, Baskaran	1-0	40	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	38	C42	Petroff's Defence
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	- Anton Guijarro, David	½-½	29	C47	Four Knights
Round 4 (May 6, 2019)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	24	E48	Nimzo Indian
Anton Guijarro, David	- Adhiban, Baskaran	1-0	45	E71	King's Indian 5.h3
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	- Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	½-½	54	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 5 (May 7, 2019)
Sevian, Samuel	- Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	½-½	39	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	- Anton Guijarro, David	½-½	16	C74	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Adhiban, Baskaran	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	55	A32	English Symmetrical
Round 6 (May 9, 2019)
Sevian, Samuel	- Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	0-1	47	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Anton Guijarro, David	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	44	E20	Nimzo Indian
Adhiban, Baskaran	- Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	½-½	57	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 7 (May 10, 2019)
Sevian, Samuel	- Anton Guijarro, David	½-½	37	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	- Adhiban, Baskaran	½-½	26	C07	French Tarrasch
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	45	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (May 11, 2019)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	1-0	40	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Anton Guijarro, David	- Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	1-0	31	A07	Barcza System
Adhiban, Baskaran	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	51	A07	Barcza System
Round 9 (May 12, 2019)
Sevian, Samuel	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	48	B40	Sicilian Classical
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	- Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	½-½	40	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Adhiban, Baskaran	- Anton Guijarro, David	0-1	58	C83	Ruy Lopez Open
Round 10 (May 13, 2019)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Adhiban, Baskaran	1-0	37	A42	Modern Defence
Anton Guijarro, David	- Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel	½-½	79
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	- Sevian, Samuel	0-1	42	C47	Four Knights

54th Capablanca Mem Open Havana CUB Fri 3rd May 2019 - Mon 13th May 2019 Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	13	Fernandez De La Vara Arnaldo	IM	CUB	2478	8.0	2400	65.5	52.0
2	22	Diaz Perez Michel Alejandro	IM	CUB	2418	8.0	2400	59.0	51.0
3	7	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	GM	CUB	2513	7.5	2396	65.5	52.5
4	15	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	GM	CUB	2452	7.5	2390	58.5	50.0
5	3	Almeida Quintana Omar	GM	CUB	2540	7.5	2387	68.0	54.0
6	4	Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo	GM	CUB	2523	7.0	2446	69.0	55.0
7	10	Sambuev Bator	GM	CAN	2490	7.0	2436	67.0	54.5
8	1	Quesada Perez Yasser	GM	CUB	2558	7.0	2424	64.0	52.0
9	8	Krysa Leandro	GM	ARG	2511	7.0	2406	65.5	51.5
10	23	Hernandez Gonzalez William	IM	CUB	2417	7.0	2381	61.5	49.0
11	17	Soto Hernandez Henry	IM	CUB	2451	7.0	2317	61.0	49.5
12	24	Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	FM	CUB	2417	7.0	2312	59.0	47.0
13	36	Gomez Fontal Felix Manuel	IM	CUB	2364	7.0	2299	56.0	44.5
14	60	Piedra Salabarria Ernesto	FM	CUB	2306	7.0	2297	55.5	44.0
15	18	Acosta Pablo Ismael	IM	ARG	2445	7.0	2264	52.0	41.5
16	62	Batista Suarez Jeorling Yahytin	FM	CUB	2298	7.0	2231	52.0	41.5
17	72	Leon Valdes Jony Wilson	FM	CUB	2285	6.5	2476	64.5	52.0
18	11	Miranda Mesa Elier	GM	CUB	2483	6.5	2399	65.0	51.5
19	9	Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro	IM	CUB	2508	6.5	2384	64.5	52.0
20	14	Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro	IM	CUB	2456	6.5	2378	63.0	50.5
21	16	Gonzalez Acosta Bernal	GM	CRC	2451	6.5	2354	63.0	50.5
22	50	Diaz Hernandez Heriberto	FM	CUB	2337	6.5	2344	60.0	48.0
23	47	Mieles Palau Daniel	IM	ECU	2345	6.5	2337	58.5	47.5
24	39	Mihajlov Sebastian	IM	NOR	2360	6.5	2326	58.0	47.0
25	2	Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando	GM	ESP	2548	6.5	2310	58.0	47.0
26	19	Diaz Murgada Rider	IM	CUB	2443	6.5	2306	57.5	45.5
27	5	Quesada Perez Luis Ernesto	GM	CUB	2518	6.5	2296	57.0	45.5
28	25	Borges Matos Juan	GM	CUB	2413	6.5	2292	58.5	47.0
29	43	Drazic Sinisa	GM	SRB	2355	6.5	2287	54.0	43.5
30	59	Alvarez Fernandez Carlos Rene	FM	CUB	2311	6.5	2271	55.0	43.5
31	32	Aguilera Rodriguez Alfredo R.	FM	CUB	2380	6.5	2268	55.0	44.5
32	44	Perez Leiva Jerzy Jesus	FM	CUB	2354	6.5	2261	57.0	46.0
33	38	Quesada Vera Liordis	IM	CUB	2361	6.5	2244	53.0	42.5
34	45	Coto Mederos Michel	FM	CUB	2352	6.5	2234	51.0	40.5
35	56	Lopez Gonzalez Abel Fabian	IM	CUB	2329	6.0	2369	61.5	50.0
36	116	Gonzalez Gomez Ronier		CUB	2184	6.0	2336	58.5	47.5
37	26	Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis	GM	ESP	2413	6.0	2323	61.0	48.0
38	37	Gomez Sanchez Jorge Marcos	IM	CUB	2361	6.0	2315	59.0	47.0
39	71	Benitez Lozano Javier	FM	MEX	2287	6.0	2308	54.5	44.0
40	53	Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel	FM	COL	2333	6.0	2306	59.0	47.0
41	40	Yanes Canizares Alejandro	FM	CUB	2360	6.0	2295	56.5	45.5
42	35	Vitier Vazquez Cristian	FM	CUB	2372	6.0	2294	57.0	46.0
43	48	Elias Reyes Jorge Roberto	FM	CUB	2341	6.0	2291	55.5	44.5
44	31	Hernandez Sanchez Jairo Andres	IM	COL	2385	6.0	2273	55.5	44.0
45	55	Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan A.	FM	CUB	2331	6.0	2261	56.5	45.0
46	6	Espinosa Veloz Ermes	GM	CUB	2516	6.0	2254	57.5	47.0
47	79	Garavito Miguel Angel	FM	COL	2275	6.0	2241	45.0	36.0
48	69	Arias Santana Mauricio	IM	CRC	2288	6.0	2237	52.5	42.0
49	73	Larduet Despaigne Carlos	FM	CUB	2284	6.0	2235	54.0	43.0
50	33	Duran Vega Sergio	IM	CRC	2378	6.0	2233	48.0	39.5
221 players

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