Lisandra Ordaz Valdés, from Pinar del Río, the only woman on the island with an International Master title without distinction of sex, fell yesterday against the Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina, after playing a game of more than five hours in the World Chess Cup that is held in Azerbaijan.
It turned out to be a very close game, and Lysandra was compromised with time, so she could not prevent her opponent from taking advantage of her talent and competitive experience at the highest level, to in 65 moves of a Queens Gambit, force the king to bow. black in your favor, and incidentally advance to the next phase.
According to specialists, this was the most dramatic game of the tournament to date, confirming that at least the vueltabajera chess player must make the leap to another international tournament in Europe and Asia. The defeat did not prevent Lisandra from being included in the top 50 women in the world.
The Antilles player began her competitive journey in the World Cup by agreeing a draw with the American Jennifer Yu, after 64 sets of a King’s Indian Defense.
The victory against the norteña in the first of the two classic games of the match brought joy, with that unique mastery of moving the bishop, castling, delivering the necessary checkmate or extending a hand when it was necessary to agree on peace.
Already in the second round, she faced an outstanding player like the Russian, second in the world ranking and several times national champion of the Eurasian country.
In the last two matches with Goryachkina, who, like the Caribbean woman, is a Grandmaster regardless of gender, the woman from Pinar del Río showed that mastery typical of the illuminated ones, and achieved a draw on Wednesday with white pieces.
