R3: Almasi ties So after 3 @ 49th Capablanca Memorial
joeyj
11 May 2014
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GM So and Almasi tied @ 2-pts after 3-rounds
Round 3 (10 May)
The defending champion (2013 winner) GM Almasi, Zoltan(HUN)2693 defeated the 6-time Capablanca Memorial winner GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2753 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2012) in R3 to tie GM So, Wesley(PHI)2731 for the lead at 2-pts each. Wesley So had drawn his Ruy Lopez (C88) game with 3-time winner Domínguez Perez, Leinier CUB 2768 (2004, 2008 & 2009). At Table-3 the game between the 2001 winner GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2700 and 2002 winner GM Bruzon Batista, Lazaro CUB 2682 was also drawn after white’s 60th move.
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