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Cuban Chess Players Present in World Championship |
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Monday, January 23, 2017
Havana.- The Grand Masters (GM) Yaniet Marrero and Maritza Arribas represent Cuba in the World Chess Championship (F), scheduled to take place in Iran.
Arribas arrives at the contest with an Elo of 2,295 points, while Marrero has in her account 2,255 units in that indicator.
The tournament will be played in six rounds by the eliminatory system and will count with the participation of 64 athletes including the Chinese player Ju Wenjun (2,547), Zhao Xue and Shen Yang.
Analysts have mentioned the absence of figures such as Hou Yifan, the world's leading scorer and winner of the world title match last year.
It is noteworthy that both players from the island will be present in the final of the LII National Championship with headquarters in Matanzas, where a group of 12 players will participate.
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