Ivanchuk the Early Leader in Cuba; Round 3 Underway
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:18PM
Dennis Monokroussos in 2012 Capablanca Memorial, Vassily Ivanchuk

In round 1 of the Elite Group of the 47th Capablanca Memorial in Havana, Cuba, Leinier Dominguez was the only winner, defeating Viktor Laznicka. In round 2, their fortunes were reversed: Laznicka beat Yuniesky Quesada while Dominguez lost to top seed Vassily Ivanchuk. Round 3 just started a few minutes ago, with the pairings Quesada-Ivanchuk, Dominguez-Vladimir Potkin and Ian Nepomniachtchi-Laznicka.

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