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Since 1962 the tournament is named after the famous Cuban José Raúl Capablanca (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942), a world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
The tournament is organised from the Cuban Federation and the National Chess Commission, under the auspices of the National Institute of Sports Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba.
This is the 52nd edition of the event since 1962. The first champion in its history was: Miguel Najdorf, in 1962 and the top winner was: Vassily Ivanchuk with 6 titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012). Among Cubans Leinier has been the winner in three editions (2004, 2008 and 2009)
System of play: 10 Rounds - 6 Player Double Round Robin
Rate of play: 90 minutes in 40 moves +, 30 minutes all moves +, 30 seconds increment, starting from move 1
Schedule : UTC/GMT -4 hours
2017, May 27 - 15:00 - Round 01
2017, May 28 - 15:00 - Round 02
2017, May 29 - 15:00 - Round 03
2017, May 30 - 15:00 - Round 04
2017, May 31 - 15:00 - Round 05
REST DAY
2017, Jun 02 - 15:00 - Round 06
2017, Jun 03 - 15:00 - Round 07
2017, Jun 04 - 15:00 - Round 08
2017, Jun 05 - 15:00 - Round 09
2017, Jun 06 - 15:00 - Round 10
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