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Zonal 2.5 Chess Championship |
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Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:59 |
The Zonal 2.5 Chess Championship, a qualifying tournament for the Khanty Mansiysk World Cup 2011, was played from 16th to 24th May in Asuncion, Paraguay. Argentina's Grandmaster Ruben Felgaer defeated Paraguayan GM-elect Jose Cubas in the last round to take a clear first place and book the ticket for the World Cup.
The other qualifier was to be decided in the tiebreak match after Grandmasters Sandro Mareco and Axel Bachmann shared the second place with 6.5 points each. Mareco was victorious, by 1.5-0.5, and marked a double celebration for Argentina.
In the decisive game of the last round, Ruben Felgaer defended with the Accelerated Dragon, which is a popular opening of GM Argentina, and his opponent Jose Cubas used a line popularized by Karpov in the 70's. The position was tense and complicated, but white later erred, allowing the strong centralization of the black queen with check, followed by creation of the decisive passed pawn.
 Ruben Felgaer with Victor Salinas, President of the Paraguayan Chess Federation
The tournament was organized by the Paraguayan Chess Federation under the auspices of the National Secretariat of Sports, Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Viviendas Paraguayas S.A, Restaurante la Pérgola Jardín, Diesa S.A. and Club Deportivo de Puerto Sajonia.
Final standings bellow. Visit also the official website. News by GM Zenon Franco Ocampos, Press Officer.
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