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Monday, 20 Feb 2023 22:10
Oleiny Linares wins 2023 Cuban Women’s Championship

Oleiny Linares emerged as the winner of the 57th Cuban Women's Championship. WGM from Santiago took her third national title in fierce competition with top-rated IM Lisandra Ordaz. The 12-player round-robin with classical time control took place in José Raúl Capablanca Academy in Camagüey from February 09-20.

The event turned into an exciting race between Lisandra Ordaz (pictured below, left), WGM Yerisbel Miranda and Oleiny Linares (pictured below, right). Ordaz was in the lead for most of the event, but Linares caught up with her coming into the final round, while Miranda trailed by 1.5 points.

In a dramatic final round, Ordaz suffered a defeat with the white pieces at the hands of Yaniela Forgas, whereas Linares drew her game with Yoana Gonzalez and clinched the title by scoring 8.5/11. The champion became the only paricipant to complete the tournament unbeaten. Lisandra Ordaz had to settle for silver. 

Yerisbel Miranda finished on 7/11 and took bronze.

Final standings:

1

WGM

Linares Napoles, Oleiny

2179

2

IM

Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra

2312

8

3

WGM

Miranda Llanes, Yerisbel

2269

7

4

WGM

Forgas Moreno, Yaniela

2304

5

WGM

Arribas Robaina, Maritza

2225

6

6

WFM

Muniz Guevara, Amanda

2057

7

FM

Hernandez Machado, Patricia

2143

8

WIM

Hernandez Gil, Ineymig

2158

9

WIM

Gonzalez Ochoa, Yoana

2104

10

WIM

Obregon Garcia, Roxangel

2158

4

11

WFM

Gutierrez Espinosa, Karen

2110

12

WFM

Cabrera Ladron, Mayra

1923


Photo: Federación Cubana de Ajedrez