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• 05 / 02 / 2011

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By AIN / radioangulo.icrt.cu / Sunday, 01 May 2011 07:17. Leinier Dominguez. Photo: capablanca.co.cu.Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez set a new national record when the World Chess Federation (FIDE) published its latest update showing him with 2,726 ELO points, in the world’s 21st position.

The FIDE official website has the Cuban GM with 10 more ELO points than two months ago, which helped him climb the same amount of positions in the world ranking, to lead Latin America and place third in the Americas.

This earning was made by winning the Zonal 2.3 tournament, and now Dominguez has 5 more points than his best ever, achieved in April 2009.

According to chess specialists this new mark is even better than what they calculate Cuban late world champion (1921-27) Jose Raul Capablanca ever had (2,725) though he played before this performance calculating system was implemented.

Another Cuban who moved up the ranking was Lazaro Bruzon, now in the 45th position with 2,693 ELO, despite FIDE not computing his earnings in the just concluded continental championship, which he won.

Bruzon is expected to enter soon the privileged 2,700 and above ELO group, keeping up with his steady progression from the world’s 75th to the current one.

The FIDE lists is led by Indian GM Viswanathan Anand (2 817), Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (2 815), and Armenian Levon Aronian (2 808). Despite there are no Russian GMs among the top-3, that country leads the list among nations.

Cuba, with this latest update, moved up 3 positions to the 19th, following the US in the Americas.

Source: www.radioangulo.cu/en/news/sport/10250-cuban-chess-player-dominguez-sets...