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.
Leinier Dominguez Perez vs Wesley So ½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Zoltan Almasi 0-1
2. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2693 : 2
3. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2768 : 1½
4. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2682 : 1½
5. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2700 : 1
6. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2753 : 1
Round 4 (11 May) Pairings:
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro – Almasi, Zoltan
So, Wesley – Ivanchuk, Vassily
Vallejo Pons, Francisco – Dominguez Perez, Leinier
All the games (R1 to R10 : 8-18 May) starts at 3PM (Havana time) or 3AM (PHI time).PHI time is 12 hrs ahead than Havana time. Live games could be watched and replayed at the following sites:
https://arena.chessdom.com/#/stream_tournaments/show/127
http://chessbomb.com/site/
Live ratings of GM Wesley So (PHI)2731) and his scheduled opponents until R10.
Sources/references:
http://columnadeportiva.com/
http://www.fide.com/
http://chessdom.com/
http://www.chessgames.com
Capablanca Memorial
