Od trzydziestu pięciu lat na Kubie rozgrywany jest turniej upamiętniający życie i twórczość genialnego Kubańczyka, Jose Raula Capablankę. Dawniej Polacy bywali regularnymi gośćmi na tej imprezie. Do dziś można podziwiać monumentalne biurko szachowe, jakie przywiózł z dalekiej Kuby mistrz międzynarodowy Jacek Bednarski. Wciąż krążą opowieści o gościnności mieszkańców gorącej wyspy. Czasy się zmieniają, Kuba znalazła się trochę na uboczu szachowych wydarzeń, ale wciąż słynne memoriały Capablanki przyciągają uwagę i bez trudu gromadzą silny skład. Tegoroczny turniej Elite rozgrywany był w hotelu Costa w Varadero w dniach 7-22.05.2000. Zwyciężył Aleksander Wolczin (ur. 1971) z Rosji wynikiem 8,5 pkt. z 13 partii, bez porażki.
W turnieju Premier I zwyciężył kubański mistrz międzynarodowy Arjam Abreju przed arcymistrzem Alonso Zapata z Kolumbii i Feliksem Gomezem z Kuby, wszyscy po 9,5 pkt. z 13 partii. Zwycięzcami turnieju Premier II zostali: Ricardo Lejva, Neuris Delgado i Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez wszyscy po 7,5 pkt. z 13 partii. W turnieju Mixto zwyciężył Luis E Valdes.
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Capablanca Mem Elite Varadero CUB (CUB), 7-22 v 2000 cat. XIII (2556)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Volzhin, Alexander g RUS 2548 * = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 = = 1 = 8.5 2666
2 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2529 = * = 1 1 = = = = = = 0 1 1 8.0 2645
3 Lesiege, Alexandre g CAN 2582 = = * = = 0 1 = 1 1 = = 0 1 7.5 2611
4 Oral, Tomas g CZE 2540 0 0 = * = 1 = 1 = = = = 1 1 7.5 2614
5 Kobalija, Mihail g RUS 2593 = 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = = = = 7.0 2582
6 Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2579 0 = 1 0 = * = = 0 = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2583
7 Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2546 = = 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = 1 0 0 6.5 2557
8 Slobodjan, Roman g GER 2561 = = = 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 6.5 2555
9 Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2568 = = 0 = 0 1 = = * 0 = 1 1 = 6.5 2555
10 Dominguez, Lenier m CUB 2508 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 * = 1 1 1 6.5 2560
11 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2563 = = = = = 0 = = = = * = = = 6.0 2526
12 Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2566 = 1 = = = = 0 0 0 0 = * = 0 4.5 2445
13 Acs, Peter g HUN 2542 0 0 1 0 = 0 1 = 0 0 = = * = 4.5 2447
14 Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2563 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 = 1 = * 4.5 2445
Capablanca Mem Premier I Varadero CUB (CUB), 7-22 v 2000 cat. VIII (2443)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Abreu, Aryam m CUB 2419 * = 1 = 1 = 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 9.5 2619
2 Zapata, Alonso g COL 2457 = * = = = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 = 1 9.5 2617
3 Gomez, Felix f CUB 2414 0 = * = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 9.5 2620
4 Herrera, Irisberto m CUB 2472 = = = * 1 0 = = = 1 1 = 1 0 7.5 2497
5 Franco Ocampos, Zenon g ESP 2511 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2494
6 Paramos Dominguez, Roberto m ESP 2431 = 0 0 1 = * 0 0 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2473
7 Almeida, Omar f CUB 2348 0 0 0 = = 1 * 1 1 = = 0 = = 6.0 2421
8 Garcia Martinez, Silvino g CUB 2455 0 0 = = = 1 0 * = = = = = 1 6.0 2413
9 Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel ESP 2465 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 1 0 1 1 1 6.0 2412
10 Perez, Rodney m CUB 2472 = = = 0 = = = = 0 * = = 0 1 5.5 2383
11 Perez, Luis Manuel f CUB 2459 = = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = * 0 = = 5.0 2354
12 Blees, Albert m NED 2402 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 * = 1 5.0 2359
13 Fiorito, Fabian m ARG 2459 0 = 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 = = * 0 4.0 2300
14 Gongora, Maikel m CUB 2439 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 * 3.0 2232
Capablanca Mem Premier II Varadero Kuba, 7-22.05.2000 kat. VIII (2441)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Leyva, Ricardo f CUB 2415 * = 1 0 = = 1 0 1 0 1 1 = = 7.5 2500
2 Delgado, Neuris m CUB 2443 = * = 0 = = = = = = 1 1 1 = 7.5 2498
3 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2446 0 = * = = = = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2498
4 Arencibia, Juan Joel m CUB 2425 1 1 = * 0 = = = = = = 0 1 = 7.0 2471
5 Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G m ESP 2463 = = = 1 * = 1 0 0 1 = = = = 7.0 2468
6 Szekely, Peter g HUN 2428 = = = = = * = = = = = 1 = = 7.0 2471
7 De la Paz, Frank m CUB 2462 0 = = = 0 = * 1 1 1 = = = = 7.0 2468
8 Vazquez, Renier m CUB 2429 1 = 1 = 1 = 0 * 0 = = 0 = = 6.5 2442
9 Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2412 0 = = = 1 = 0 1 * = = = = = 6.5 2443
10 Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2435 1 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = * = = = 1 6.0 2412
11 Hernandez, Roman g CUB 2402 0 0 = = = = = = = = * = = = 5.5 2387
12 Matamoros Franco, Carlos S m ECU 2492 0 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 = = = * = = 5.5 2380
13 Gonzalez, Yuri f CUB 2421 = 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = * 1 5.5 2385
14 Moreno, Javier ESP 2506 = = 0 = = = = = = 0 = = 0 * 5.0 2349
Capablanca Mem Mixto Varadero Kuba, 7-22.05.2000 kat. II (2276)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Valdes, Luis E f CUB 2397 * = = = 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5 2517
2 Pina, Sulennis wm CUB 2300 = * 1 1 = = = 1 = = 1 = = 1 9.0 2415
3 Pazos, Plinio m ECU 2344 = 0 * = = 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 9.0 2412
4 Teran Alvarez, Ismael f ESP 2401 = 0 = * = 0 1 = = 1 1 0 = 1 7.0 2295
5 Delgado Crespo, Mairelys wm CUB 2268 0 = = = * 1 = = = 0 1 = 1 = 7.0 2305
6 Hernandez, Tania wm CUB 2216 0 = 0 1 0 * 1 = 0 1 1 1 0 1 7.0 2309
7 Calzetta, Monica wm ESP 2267 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 7.0 2305
8 Araque, Rafael COL 2309 1 0 = = = = 0 * 1 = 0 1 1 0 6.5 2273
9 Arribas, Maritza wg CUB 2338 0 = = = = 1 = 0 * 1 = = = = 6.5 2271
10 Ramon, Vivian wg CUB 2267 0 = = 0 1 0 0 = 0 * = = 1 1 5.5 2219
11 Marrero, Yaniet CUB 2130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = * 1 1 1 5.0 2200
12 Frometa, Zirka wm CUB 2213 0 = 0 1 = 0 0 0 = = 0 * 0 1 4.0 2140
13 Santa Torres, Juan PUR 2260 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 0 = 0 0 1 * = 4.0 2136
14 Fandino, Roquelina wf CUB 2157 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 0 0 = * 3.0 2074
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