The Cuban International Master (IM) Ernesto Fernández Guillén remained undefeated in the International Tournament of Chess of Holy Week in La Nucía, in Spain. mMarch so far in fifth place in the tournament standings.
He habanero chess player He has prevailed in his first four presentations and would face the local Sabrina Vega in his next presentation, another who has not conceded a setback in the fair, according to a report from the sports portal Hit.
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Ernesto Fernández Guillén marches in the forefront of the International Chess Tournament for Holy Week in La Nucía 2023. #chess #Cuba https://t.co/VNMkrdKFyo pic.twitter.com/nxKCuyfsck— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) April 7, 2023
The Cuban Grand Master (GM) Omar Almeida, a member of the most recent Olympic team and the main figure of the Island in the tournament, ranked 19th with 3.5 points, after agreeing to peace in his most recent foray with the local Enrique Weaver.
More than 300 players participate in the event. For now, Leon Luke Mendoca, from India, remains the leader, thanks to a better tiebreaker.
Also in Spain, but in the La Roda International Chess Tournament, the Camagüeyan GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz stumbled during his fourth game against P. Iniyan and with three lines he also descended to step 19, adds the publication.
His next opponent will be the Portuguese Pedro Cruz Díaz and a success would allow him to get closer to the vanguard. After the first four rounds, only three players remain unbeaten: Iniyan, fellow Indian V. Pranav and Brazilian Alexandr Fier.
Meanwhile, GM Luis Ernesto Quesada and Ermes Espinosa occupy places 11 and 12, in that order, in the Mexican Open Chess Championship, which is held in the nation’s capital.
Luis Ernesto lost during the fourth round against the American Vidyarthi Vyom, he has three points and the next rival will be the Cuban Yusuán Gutiérrez.
Espinosa advances with a similar accumulated after agreeing to a pair of consecutive draws, the most recent against the host Oscar Gerardo Sánchez. Now he will seek to improve positions with a good result against the also Aztec Luis Carlos Torres.
