The Cuban chess player Omar Almeida won the Maia Open this Thursday undefeated, in Portugalafter drawing his game in the ninth round against the local André Sousa, according to official media reports on the Island.
The Cuban finished with 7.5 units thanks to six hits and three draws and won the crown thanks to the tiebreaker system, since Colombian Esteban Alberto Valderrama came to that same total after beating Spaniard Julio Suárez, from according to one note published in the sports portal Hit.
Add the text that behind the pointers was located a batch of seven owners of the same amount of points, among which Yasser Quesada from Villa Clara slipped in.
The current monarch of the Island said goodbye to the contest signing peace with the Belgian Daniel Dardha and the tiebreaker formula placed him in fourth place behind the Spanish Manuel Pérez, the source specifies.
At the close of the standings, Dardha was fifth. He was followed in order by Sousa, the Swedish Jung Min Seo and the Spanish José Fernando Cuenca.
highlights Hit the performance of the English former world runner-up Nigel Short, who suffered a setback during the fifth round against the Iberian Suárez and finished in ninth place.
For Cuba, the other included among the top 20 was Lelys Martínez from Santiago, after a victory over the Venezuelan David Arenas that allowed him to round off 6.5 lines and rise to seat 16, indicates the media.
Also Cuban Carlos Daniel Albornoz anchored in 22nd place with six points after achieving his fourth success in the event, this one over Colombian Jenny Astrid Chirivi.
The man from Camagüey was the protagonist of one of the most important news in Cuban chess in recent days: for the first time his Elo coefficient exceeded the barrier of 2,600 points in the update of the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which will be in force throughout the month of September.
Chess player Albornoz opens the 2 thousand 600 Elo points
For the first time, the double national champion exceeds that barrier and exhibits 2,605 units. #Cuba #baseball #Baseball https://t.co/gFSfHRIlLn pic.twitter.com/iyBHCBjEy9— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) August 31, 2022
At 21 years of age and with a couple of national reigns on his record, Albornoz now appears with 2,605 units to lead all the players who represent the Island federation in that ranking. In addition, he ranks 29th among the players assets of America and the 197 in general, underscores a report of Hit.
To reach the new figure, the Camagüey added 27.1 lines in the last month thanks to good performances at the 2022 Chennai Chess Olympiad and the 2022 Mirandela Chess Open, in Portugal.
In the Indian event, he defended the second board of the Cuban men’s team and completed 6.5 points out of 10 possible. Shortly after, on Portuguese soil, he won the title with eight units in nine games, rounding off a positive performance praised by specialists.
After Albornoz they are located in the rankingfrom Cuba, Villa Clara’s Quesada and Avilanian Luis Ernesto Quesada, both with 2,580 Elo points, while Yuri González from the capital is fourth with 2,525, according to the most recent update of the list.
The best among women is the 48th place of the national champion, Yaniela Forgas (2348), who appears ahead of Lisandra Ordaz from Pinar del Río (57/2 326).
