The Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez, whom the official press has described as a “slave” for representing the United States Federation, advanced this Sunday to the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup, which takes place in Baku (Azerbaijan). . A historic pass for the habanero who had never achieved it before.
At the end of the match, Domínguez acknowledged that in every game “it is difficult to expect something.” He focused on “trying to play as well as possible and pressing, especially with white, and see what happens.”
The call Güines Idol he defeated Serbian Alexey Sarana in the round of 16 phase and was ranked among the eight best chess players in the event and guaranteed a prize of $25,000 for reaching these instances. The triumph was achieved with black pieces and in 36 movements of an English Opening, according to analysts, one of the most solid ways to raise the start on the board. So far he has accumulated five wins and seven tables.
The triumph was achieved with black pieces and in 36 movements of an English Opening, according to analysts, one of the most solid ways to raise the start on the board
Although there are precedents for an outstanding performance in 2004, the magazine Play-Off Magazine He recalled that “Leinier reached the Quarterfinals, a stage in which he lost to Radjabov, but FIDE does not consider this contest as a World Cup, but as a World Championship, which was won by Kasimdzhanov”.
Azerbaijan was the setting for the player’s best performance since he started in this type of event in 2005. He had twice reached the round of 16, but was surpassed on the board by the Hungarian Judith Polgar (2011) and the Russian Alexander Grischuk (2019).
The achievement of Leinier Domínguez is a master move against the regime that on this day has flooded, as usual, the official media with headlines announcing the birth of Fidel Castro. No line alludes to the feat of the one who was celebrated years ago, but which the national press has related to the terms: “shame and slavery”, as published Telemayabeque in 2020.
Domínguez must now face his teammate, Fabiano Caruana. Behind these Grand Masters there are 65 matches. The first duels between them date from the 2009 World Cup, in Khanty Mansiysk, with a defeat for the Idol of Güines. The last time they met was in the American tournament last year and they agreed to a draw.
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