The Cuban Yerisbel Miranda made the forecasts good, getting this Saturday the only passage to the coming World Cup of chess which was certified during sub-zonal 2.3.2 tournament, held in the city of Medellín, in Colombia.
The current queen of the island managed to recover from the stumbling block at the opening, at the hands of a rival with much less level, and did not chapter again until closing with accumulated 7.5 points of nine possible, review The Jit Sports Portal.
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The Pinareña arrived at the goodbye on the top of the table, accompanied by two other candidates. Among them appeared the host Valentina Argote, whom she submitted to take the crown and the quota to the universal event that will host the city of Batumi, in Georgia.
Speaking to the environment, Yerisbel explained that his initial defeat against the local Greissy Sofía Valencia, made him change his strategy to meet his goal.
“In the (game) I had a lot of advantage … I think it took me a little out of play. Starting was the worst. He added extra pressure in each of those who came later,” he said.
As an added award, the Cuban incorporated 5.3 units to its current ELO coefficient of 2249, which will be effective in the update of the FIDE ranking corresponding to the coming month of May.
The publication that the Colombian Melissa Castrillón and Silvana Pinillo requires, both held by seven units, but in that order after applying the tiebreaker formula.
Elijah was the train
In the open section, the Cuban Jorge Roberto Elías fought until the last moment for the scepter and the classification to the universal appointment, but his tables in the closing round did not reach him to achieve it.
Roberto García, another Cuban who for some time represents the local federation, was his opponent in the last incursion. And at that last incursion the now Colombian came without shocks, since his status as a current continental champion guarantees assistance to the universal contest.
The outcome at that table, together with other results left five players tied at the top with a harvest of 7.5 units, but Garcia as a champion thanks to the tiebreaker system, which sent Elijah to the fifth place.
In the midst of these circumstances, the most benefited was Ángel Gabriel García, another home exponent, who with the location in second place seized the ticket to the Universal Lid, scheduled between October 31 and November 27 at a headquarters to be defined.
