A Cuban team, divided between Havana and Santa Clara, beat its similar team from Mexico in a recent hybrid chess match, which is part of the development plans of both federations.
The Antilleans celebrated a balance of 6-5 in the first of the matches and then won 6.5-4.5 points, in two series that brought together boys under 18 years of age.
As coach Rodney Pérez told JIT, it was played on the lichess digital platform, with semi-fast 25-minute games and each contestant had the option of developing their duel alone on the computer or relying on a board with pieces.
The specialized classroom of the Isla Studies Center, here in the capital, and the GM Guillermo García Chess Palace, in Santa Clara, were the two venues for the Cubans and there were official referees, as required by the rules for this type of event. .
Rodney highlighted the benefit of the meeting, in which the facilities of online gaming are used to develop tournaments that would not be possible without the internet.
He mentioned that among those involved for Cuba, a little six-year-old participated, Jhoanel Maza, who was one of the seven who competed from Havana.
Alex Herrera, Alain Otero, Lorena Montero and Aliett Valdés celebrated the experience with two wins, the latter under 14 years of age and already with the title of Maestra Fide.
Zuben Jorajuria, Jesús Daniel Díaz and Kenneth Damián Alba completed two successes for Mexico.
The collaboration between the Cuban and Mexican federations should increase in the coming months, and in addition to caps like this, it could include participation in international tournaments with venues in one or another country.
