Volzhin Wins Capablanca Memorial
29-year-old GM Alexander Volzhin of Russia has won the 2000 Capablanca Memorial with 8.5 points. Walter Arencibia finished second with 8. Hannes Stefansson, the winner of the Rejkjavik Open in Iceland earlier this year, just couldn't get hot in Cuba and finished at the bottom.
Final results:
1 Volzhin, Alexander 2548 8.5
2 Arencibia, Walter 2529 8.0
3 Lesiege, Alexander 2582 7.5
4 Oral, Tomas 2540 7.5
5 Kobalija, Mihail 2593 7.0
6 Miles, Anthony 2579 7.0
7 Vera, Reinaldo 2546 6.5
8 Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 6.5
9 Slobodjan, Roman 2561 6.5
10 Dominguez, Lenier 2508 6.5
11 Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 6.0
12 Stefansson, Hannes 4.5
13 Acs, Peter 2542 4.5
14 Conquest, Stuart 2563 4.5
Tournament website: http://www.galeon.com/capablanca/
22 May 2000
And Then There Were 2
With one round to play, Alexander Volzhin and Walter Arencibia are tied for the lead with 7.5 points. Arencibia topped Oral and Volzhin vanquished Dominguez to keep ahead of the pack.
Round 12 Results:
Bruzon ½–½ Nogueiras
Stefansson ½–½ Miles
Slobodjan 1-0 Conquest
Dominguez 0-1 Volzhin
Lesiege 1-0 Vera
Kobalija ½–½ Acs
Oral 0-1 Arencibia
Standings after Round 12:
1 Arencibia, Walter 2529 7.5
2 Volzhin, Alexander 2548 7.5
3 Lesiege, Alexander 2582 7.0
4 Kobalija, Mihail 2593 6.5
5 Oral, Tomas 2540 6.5
6 Miles, Anthony 2579 6.5
7 Slobodjan, Roman 2561 6.0
8 Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 6.0
9 Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 5.5
10 Vera, Reinaldo 2546 5.5
11 Dominguez, Lenier 2508 5.5
12 Acs, Peter 2542 4.5
13 Conquest, Stuart 2563 4.5
14 Stefansson, Hannes 2566 4.0
20 May 2000
And Then There Were 3
3 players are tied for the lead after 11 rounds: Volzhin, Oral, and Arencibia. Walter Arencibia nudged his way to the top with a win over Kobalija. Lesiege was knocked off his perch by Acs.
Round 11 Results:
Oral ½-½ Bruzon
Arencibia 1-0 Kobalija
Acs 1-0 Lesiege
Vera 1-0 Dominguez
Volzhin ½-½ Slobodjan
Conquest 1-0 Stefansson
Miles 1-0 Nogueiras
Standings after Round 11:
1 Volzhin, Alexander 2548 6.5
2 Arencibia, Walter 2529 6.5
3 Oral, Tomas 2540 6.5
4 Kobalija, Mihail 2593 6.0
5 Lesiege, Alexander 2582 6.0
6 Miles, Anthony 2579 6.0
7 Vera, Reinaldo 2546 5.5
8 Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 5.5
9 Dominguez, Lenier 2508 5.5
10 Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 5.0
11 Slobodjan, Roman 2561 5.0
12 Conquest, Stuart 2563 4.5
13 Acs, Peter 2542 4.0
14 Stefansson, Hannes 2566 3.5
19 May 2000
4-Way Tie for First
After 10 rounds, 4 players are tied for the lead: Kobalija, Lesiege, Volzhin, and Oral. But Volzhin has only played 9 rounds so far, so he has the potential to outscore his rivals. Miles is a point back of the leaders with 5.0
Standings After Round 10:
1 Kobalija, Mihail 2593 6.0
2 Lesiege, Alexander 2582 6.0
3 Volzhin, Alexander 2548 6.0
4 Oral, Tomas 2540 6.0
5 Arencibia, Walter 2529 5.5
6 Dominguez, Lenier 2508 5.5
7 Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 5.0
8 Miles, Anthony 2579 5.0
9 Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 5.0
10 Slobodjan, Roman 2561 4.5
11 Vera, Reinaldo 2546 4.5
12 Stefansson, Hannes 2566 3.5
13 Conquest, Stuart 2563 3.5
14 Acs, Peter 2542 3.0
18 May 2000
Volzhin Joins Leaders
Alexander Volzhin beat Anthony Miles and joined Lesiege and Oral at the top of the leaderboard. However, Volzhin has played one less round, so he is the real leader at this stage. All other games were drawn.
Round 8 Results:
Bruzon ½-½ Conquest
Miles 0-1 Volzhin
Nogueiras ½-½ Vera
Stefansson ½-½ Acs
Slobodjan ½-½ Arencibia
Dominguez ½-½ Oral
Lesiege ½-½ Kobalija
Standings after Round 8:
1 Volzhin, Alexander 5.0/7
2 Lesiege, Alexander 5.0
3 Oral, Tomas 5.0
4 Kobalija, Mihail 4.5
5 Slobodjan, Roman 4.0
6 Nogueiras, Jesus 4.0
7 Dominguez, Lenier 4.0
8 Miles, Anthony 4.0
9 Arencibia, Walter 4.0
10 Bruzon, Lazaro 4.0
11 Stefansson, Hannes 3.0
12 Conquest, Stuart 3.0
13 Acs, Peter 2.5
14 Vera, Reinaldo 2.0
16 May 2000
Lesiege, Oral Lead
Lesiege and Oral lead after 7 rounds. Not all players have played 7 games yet, making the leaderboard a bit tricky at this point. Miles has moves up to a half-point out of the lead.
Standings After Round 7:
1 Lesiege, Alexander 4.5/7
2 Oral, Tomas 4.5/7
3 Kobalija, Mihail 4.0/7
4 Volzhin, Alexander 4.0/6
5 Miles, Anthony 4.0/7
6 Nogueiras, Jesus 3.5/7
7 Slobodjan, Roman 3.5/7
8 Dominguez, Lenier 3.5/7
9 Arencibia, Walter 3.5/6
10 Bruzon, Lazaro 3.5/7
11 Stefansson, Hannes 2.5/7
12 Conquest, Stuart 2.5/7
13 Acs, Peter 2542 2.0/7
14 Vera, Reinaldo 1.5/5
Europe Emerges
Miles and Lesiege won, improving their standings after 6 rounds.
Round 6 Results:
Bruzon ½–½ Volzhin
Conquest 1-0 Vera
Miles 1-0 Acs
Nogueiras ½–½ Arencibia
Stefansson ½–½ Oral
Slobodjan ½–½ Kobalija
Dominguez 0-1 Lesiege
14 May 2000
Dominguez Dumps Bruzon
Dominguez dropped Bruzon from the top of the standings and is alone in first place.
Round 5 Results:
Dominguez (2508) 1-0 Bruzon (2568)
Lesiege (2582) ½-½ Slobodjan (2561)
Kobalija (2593) ½-½ Stefansson (2566)
Oral (2540) ½-½ Nogueiras (2563)
Arencibia (2529) ½-½ Miles (2579)
Acs (2542) ½-½ Conquest (2563)
Vera (2546) Volzhin (2548) Apl.
Standings after Round 5:
Dominguez, Lenier 2508 4.5
Slobodjan, Roman 2561 3.5
Arencibia, Walter 2529 3.5
Volzhin, Alexander 2548 3.0
Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 3.0
Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 3.0
Miles, Anthony 2579 3.0
Kobalija, Mihail 2593 3.0
Oral, Tomas 2540 3.0
Lesiege, Alexander 2582 3.0
Acs, Peter 2542 2.0
Conquest, Stuart 2563 1.5
Stefansson, Hannes 2566 1.5
Vera, Reinaldo 2546 0.5
Tournament website: http://www.galeon.com/capablanca/
12 May 2000
Volzhin, Bruzon Lead after Round 4
Round 4 saw Volzhin beat Acs, while Bruzon drew Vera. England went down in flames as both Conquest and Miles lost.
Round 4 Results:
Bruzon ½–½ Vera
Volzhin 1-0 Acs
Conquest 0-1 Arencibia
Miles 0-1 Oral
Nogueiras ½–½ Kobalija
Stefansson ½–½ Lesiege
Slobodjan ½–½ Dominguez
Standings after Round 4:
1 Volzhin, Alexander 2548 3.0
2 Bruzon, Lazaro 2568 3.0
3 Slobodjan, Roman 2561 2.5
4 Dominguez, Lenier 2508 2.5
5 Arencibia, Walter 2529 2.5
6 Nogueiras, Jesus 2563 2.0
7 Miles, Anthony 2579 2.0
8 Kobalija, Mihail 2593 2.0
9 Oral, Tomas 2540 2.0
10 Lesiege, Alexander 2582 2.0
11 Acs, Peter 2542 1.0
12 Vera, Reinaldo 2546 0.5
13 Conquest, Stuart 2563 0.5
14 Stefansson, Hannes 2566 0.5
The XXXV Capablanca Memorial Elite tournament is being held in Varadero, Cuba, and runs from May 7 to 22.
Participants:
1 g Kobalija, Mihail Russia 2593
2 g Lesiege, Alexandre Canada 2582
3 g Miles, Anthony England 2579
4 g Bruzon, Lázaro Cuba 2568
5 g Stefansson, Hannes Iceland 2566
6 g Conquest, Stuart England 2563
7 g Nogueiras, Jesús Cuba 2563
8 g Slobodjan, Roman Germany 2561
9 g Volzhin, Alexander Russia 2548
10 g Oral, Tomas Czech 2540
11 g Vera, Reinaldo Cuba 2546
12 g Acs, Peter Hungary 2542
13 g Arencibia, Walter Cuba 2529
14 m Dominguez, Leinier Cuba 2508
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