EMOTIONS reserved until the last minute, nothing is decided until round 11… any of these expressions is perfectly suited to what happens in the Women’s National Chess Championship, which reaches its last round with Lisandra Ordaz and Yaniela Forgas once again even at the top .
The embrace resumed this Friday, when in a duel from Pinar del Rio, Ordaz equalized with Yerisbel Miranda and reached 7.5 points out of a possible 10, a figure that Yaniela Forgas from Santiago also agreed to after defeating her compatriot Leannet Bosch.
Ordaz, defending the 2020 crown, wore white pieces and chose her usual Queen’s Gambit to face one of the women who knows her best, which made her chances of victory more complicated. Peace was signed after 37 moves.
Yaniela, for her part, took advantage of the first move and prevailed in 33 moves of a Bird Opening, which she has used on more than one occasion during the current fight.
Yerisbel is now chasing the leaders with seven points, and a step further down appears Ineymig Hernández, from Camagüey, owner of 6.5 lines, after sharing honors with Oleyni Linares from Santiago.
Yuleisy Hernández from the capital defeated Patricia Hernández from Villa Clara, Maritza Arribas from Santiago won against Karen Gutiérrez from Matanzas and Yoanna González from Havana did it against Zirka Frómeta from Santiago.
The farewell program will have as attractions the duels of Ordaz against Zirka and Yaniela against Yuleisy, since each of them has options to ascend to the throne, but without ruling out the mathematical possibilities of Yerisbel and Ineymig.
In addition, Leannet will be Yoanna’s rival, Karen will face Patricia and the fight between Oleiny and Maritza will complete the bye-bye round.
Classification until round 10: Ordaz and Yaniela (7.5 points), Yerisbel (7), Ineymig (6.5), Maritza (6), Yuleisy (5.5), Patricia (5), Leannet, Zirka and Oleiny (3.5), Yoanna (3) and Karen (1.5).
