Ivanchuk Wins Capablanca Memorial
The 46th Capablanca Memorial was held in Havana, Cuba from 10-21 May.
The format of the main "Elite" event was a 6-player double round robin with Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured) the top seed.
Ivanchuk eventually lived up to his billing by winning the tournament, but he needed a dramatic finish in the second half of the event, including a win over the leader Le Quang Liem in the final round.
Ivanchuk and Le both finished on 6.5/10 but the Ukrainian had the superior tie-break score.
A selection of games from the event are below. Don't miss the amusing end to Navara vs. Quang Liem! All the games are available at the the official website.
The final standings:
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2776 | * | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
| Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2687 | ½ | 0 | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | RUS | 2687 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| Navara, David | CZE | 2702 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2726 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | CUB | 2693 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 2 |
