Prensa Latina, Cuba
June 3 2006
Cuba Beats Uzbekistan in Chess
Rome, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male chess team defeated
Uzbekistan in the 11th round Friday, 2.5-1.5, in the World Chess
Olympiad in Turin.
Grand Master Lazaro Bruzon (Cuba) with ELO average of 2,652 points,
led the Cuban performance, beating Uzbek Rustam Kasimdzhanov (ELO
2,673) at the first table.
Cuban GM Jesus Nogueira (ELO 2,556) won the victory over
International Master Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan, ELO 2,497) at the
third table.
The match between GM Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) and Uzbek Timur Gareyev
at the second table was tied.
At the fourth table, Cuban GM Yunieski Quesada (ELO 2,512) was
defeated by Uzbek GM Saidali Iuldachev (ELO 2,480) and this became
the second defeat for the Cuban player.
The Cuban male team dropped from seventh place to eighth, with 27.5
points, while Ukraine became seventh by defeating Azerbaijan 3-1 in
this same round.
Armenia is in first place with 32 points, after defeating the Czech
Republic 3-1, followed by China and France, both with 28.5 points.
In the female teams’ competition, Cuba beat Spain 2-1, with victories
by FIDE Master Jennifer Perez (2,163) and GM Maritza Arribas (2,235)
at the second and third tables.
Cuban GM Sulennis Piña (2,334) suffered the only defeat of the Cuban
female team in the 11th competition round, losing to Spanish Monica
Calzetta (2,317).
The Cuban female team advanced from 35th to 28th place, with 18
points, in a competition led by Ukraine (25.5 points) followed by
Russia (24.5) and China (23.5).