In round 5, the final round of the first cycle of the elite group at the 47th Capablanca Memorial, Vassily Ivanchuk defeated Viktor Laznicka to seize clear first. His score of 3.5/5 puts him half a point ahead of Leinier Dominguez and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who drew each other this round. Vladimir Potkin has two points, thanks to a win over Yuniesky Quesada, who is in last with a point and a half.
Ratings watchers may note that his +2 score puts Ivanchuk into 9th place on the live list.