The 54th edition of the International TournamentCapablanca Memorial is held from May 3 to 13 in Havana, Cuba. The event is organised by the Cuban Federation and the National Chess Commission. It's a double round robin featuring Baskaran Adhiban and Vassily Ivanchuk as top seeds.
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment
History: The tournament is celebrated annually since 1962 in honour to the famous Cuban chess master José Raúl Capablanca (1888 -1942) who made numerous contributions to chess, in theory and practice both. This year the prestigious event reached its 53rd edition, not being held only in 1966, because of the World Chess Olympiad in Cuba. The first Champion in the history of the tournament was Miguel Najdorf, in 1962 and the highest winner was Vassily Ivanchuk with 6 titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012). Among Cubans, Leinier has won three editions (2004, 2008, and 2009).
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Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 May 3, 2019 19:00
Round 2 May 4, 2019 19:00
Round 3 May 5, 2019 19:00
Round 4 May 6, 2019 19:00
Round 5 May 7, 2019 19:00
Round 6 May 9, 2019 19:00
Round 7 May 10, 2019 19:00
Round 8 May 11, 2019 19:00
Round 9 May 12, 2019 19:00
Round 10 May 13, 2019 19:00
Watch the games of the 54 Capablanca Memorial 2019 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
You can see games from previous issues of the tournament with computer analysis at ChessBomb:
53rd Capablanca Memorial 2018
52nd Capablanca Memorial 2017
51st Capablanca Memorial 2016
50th Capablanca Memorial 2015
49th Capablanca Memorial 2014
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