Capablanca Memorial 2006

The 41st edition of Capablanca Memorial will be held on November 19th-30th in Habana, Cuba. Main group will be strong double round robin with 6 players: Last year's winner Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2741), GM Evgeny Bareev (RUS 2683), GM Kamil Miton (POL 2638), GM Ruben Felgaer (ARG 2591) and top Cuban players Leinier Dominguez (CUB 2655) and Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2648). Leinier Dominguez had fantastic result at the recently played Magistral d’Escacs Ciutat de Barcelona 2006.

GM Leinier Dominguez

Open tournament will be played in 11 rounds. Looks like there will be 22 participants. Cubans will organize special events in honor of Fidel Castro and 40th anniversary of Habana Chess Olympiad.


Update: GM Ruben Felgaer dropped out or main tournament for "personal reasons". Legendary Cuban Jesus Nogueiras (2554) will replace him.

November 23rd: Last minute replacement Jesus Nogueiras beat Evgeny Bareev in first round but lost to Vassily Ivanchuk in 2nd. Ivanchuk is leading with 2/2, followed by Kamil Miton, Jesus Nogueiras and Leinier Dominguez one point each. Evgeny Bareev and Lazaro Bruzon are left with half point.

GM Evgeny Bareev

November 26th: Vassily Ivanchuk lost to Kamil Miton in 5th round but he is still leading the tournament with 3.5 points.

Standings: 1. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2741) 3.5; 2. Kamil Miton (POL 2638) 3.0; 3-4. Lenier Dominguez (CUB 2655) and Jesus Nogueiras (CUB 2554) 2.5; 5. Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2648) 2.0; 6. Evgeny Bareev (RUS 2683) 1.5

GM Vassily Ivanchuk

Evgeny Bareev - Vassily Ivanchuk
Round 4
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Qf6 11. e3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Bd2 d4 15. Rad1 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Rad8 17. Qc1 d3 18. Rxd3 Rxd3 19. Bxd3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ne5 21. Be4 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Qd1 Qf5 24. b4 h6 25. Re1 a5 26. e4 Qg6+ 27. Kf1 axb4 28. axb4 Rxe4 29. Qb1 Qa6+ 30. Kg2 Rg4+ 31. Kh3 Rg6 32. Qf5 Qc6 33. Re4 Rg5 34. Qf3 Qd7+ 35. Kh4 Rg1 36. Qe3 Qf5 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Qe4 g5+ 0-1


November 28th: Evgeny Bareev wins two games in a row to catch with 50%. Vassily Ivanchuk is still leading with 5 points.

Standings after 7th round: 1. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2741) 5.0; 2. Kamil Miton (POL 2638) 4.0; 3. Evgeny Bareev (RUS 2683) 3.5; 4-5. Lenier Dominguez (CUB 2655) and Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2648) 3.0; 6. Jesus Nogueiras (CUB 2554) 2.5


Vassily Ivanchuk - Jesus Nogueiras
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 h6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ba3 e6 11. Bxf8 Kxf8 12. Qb1 a6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxc4 Bxg2 16. Rg1 bxc4 17. Rxg2 Nb6 18. Qb4+ Kg8 19. Rg3 Nd5 20. Qb7 Rb8 21. Qxa6 Nf4 22. Bxc4 g5 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. Qe4 Nh5 25. Rf3 Nf4 26. Bf1 Kg7 27. h4 Ra8 28. Rc1 Ra3 29. Rg3 Ng6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Qg4 Rh1 32. Qxg5 Qxg5 33. Rxg5 Ra2 34. Rg3 Kf8 35. Rb1 Ke8 36. Rh3 Rg1 37. Rd3 Nh4 38. Rg3 Rh1 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. Rb7+ Kc6 41. Rxf7 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Rhxf1 43. Kd3 Rfd1+ 44. Kc4 Ra4+ 45. Kb3 Rda1 46. f3 Nf5 47. Rc8+ Kb6 48. Re8 R4a3+ 49. Kc4 Ra4+ 50. Kd3 Kc6 51. Rxe6+ Kd5 52. Rb6 Rd1+ 53. Ke2 1-0


December 1st: Evgeny Bareev won his last round game but still couldn't catch Vassily Ivanchuk on 1st place after he made fast draw vs Kamil Miton.

Final standings: 1. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2741) 6.5; 2. Evgeny Bareev (RUS 2683) 6.0; 3. Kamil Miton (POL 2638) 5.0; 4. Lenier Dominguez (CUB 2655) 4.5; 5-6. Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2648) and Jesus Nogueiras (CUB 2554) 4.0


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