I OPEN TOURNAMENT Capablanca IM
To honor José Raúl Capablanca Graupera in the centenary of his
successful getting the title of World Champion of Chess.
Game platform: ICCF web server
International Open divided into two sections (classification list 2021-1)
• Main Section: For players with a rating higher than 2250, without
categories. Players will be grouped in strict order of rating into
sections of 11-13 players.
• Promotional Section: For players with a rating of 2250 or less,
without categories. Players will be grouped in strict order of rating
into sections of 7-13 players.
Organizer: Cuban Postal Chess Federation (FECAP)
Time control: Triple Block (400)
A time of reflection guaranteed of 3 days after the movement 50 it is applied.

This tournament allows claims based on a seven-piece finals basis.

Date of upload to the ICCF web server: March 10 to March 15, 2021.

Official start date: March 31, 2021.

Prizes: They are paid by PayPal only.

– 40 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 0.
– 30 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 1 to 3.
– 25 EUROS to the winner of each section in groups 4 to 6.
– 20 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 7 to 13.
Registration Via PAYPAL to David E. Hernández Molina (dehm1963@gmail.com).
Registration per participant: 12 EUROS through PayPal, we will assume
PayPal commission.
Important: Payment will only be accepted through PAYPAL, in euros.
TO: Pablo O. Salcedo Mederos (CUB)
TD: IA David E. Hernández Molina (CUB)
More info: Giraldo Menendez Rodriguez. giraldomr@nauta.cu

UPDATED LIST December 14, 2020

Principal Entry
ID Name Country Elo Title # Games
1 516628 Marbourg, Denny USA 2477 IM 688
2 690557 Pérez López, Alberto CUB 2457 IM 1217
3 690507 Vertíz Gutiérrez, Pedro CUB 2453 SIM 478
4 515551 Hernandez, Angel ESP 2452 IM 319
5 83697 Hesse, Olaf GER 2448 SIM 501
6 86704 Marten, Gero GER 2439 IM 345
7 690023 Salcedo Mederos, Pablo CUB 2431 SIM 1498
8 690271 de la Rosa Solórzano, José Guillermo CUB 2426 IM 651
9 81015 Schmidt, Theo GER 2423 SIM 2560
10 80184 Löffler, Werner GER 2412 IM 1103
11 429151 Szerlak, Andrzej POL 2411 IM 1104
12 160017 Lanz Calavia, José M. ESP 2407 IM 2407
13 84982 Doderer, Harald GER 2405 IM 462
14 530218 Graterol, Servelion VEN 2404 CCM 324
15 131239 Cvak, Rudolf. CZE 2394 IM 2353
16 690269 Au Cardero, Ramón CUB 2390 IM 404
17 830021 Queralto, Daniel Jose AND 2386 117
18 85548 Volker, Leupold
GER 2379 SIM 885
19 131168 Pravec, Ladislav CZE 2378 CCM 716
20 516926 Byrne, Michael USA
2373 CCM 440
21 81810 Hoffmann, Frank GER 2370 IM 873
22 85802 Jugl, Peter GER 2370 CCM 220
23 230665 Csiba, Tibor HUN 2370 206
24 690049 Kamanel Zamora, Juan F. CUB 2366 CCM 880
25 421428 Szymański, Robert. POL 2363 IM 774
26 690484 Fernandez Medina, Etienne CUB 2363 CCM 530
27 90868 Boulanger, Michel CAN 2357 CCM 181
28 86707 Lemke, Burghard GER
2355 CCM 331
29 910073 Gulbis, Harijs LAT 2352 CCM 1160
30 100269 Salzmann, Stefan SUI 2344 IM 1742
31 340284 Hernández, Jetonimo MEX 2328 CCE 148
32 90893 Villeneuve, Robert
CAN 2310 CCE 319
33 690184 Echenique Hilario, Miguel
CUB 2299 CCE 70
34 513978 Edwards, Kenneth USA 2281 CCE 716
35 141107 Popov, Vladimir V. RUS 2270 CCE 2578
36 85521 Lars Milde, Lars SUI 2255 CCM 1436
37 181012 Bontems, Cyrille FRA 2221 CCE 834
38 420271 Buczinski, Henryk POL 2211 IM 991
39 30105 Tanti, Joe AUS 2202 CCE 871
40 514028 McCartney, Patrick USA 2149 157
41 160699 Sánchez Carol, Jesus ESP 2111 CCE 878
42 517666 Docevski, Boris USA 2104 61
43 211408 Wood, Ben ENG 2000 787
44 81081 Heiermann, Ludger GER 1951 759
45 150509 Hjorth, Jesper DEN 1877 1996
46 220354 Chronopoulos, Antonios GRE 1800 5

Extra Entry
ID Name Country Elo Title # Games
1 690557 Pérez López, Alberto CUB 2457 IM 1217
2 690507 Vertíz Gutiérrez, Pedro CUB 2453 SIM 478
3 515551 Hernandez, Angel ESP 2452 IM 319
4 690271 de la Rosa Solórzano, José Guillermo CUB 2426 IM 651
5 81015 Schmidt, Theo GER 2423 SIM 2560
6 160017 Lanz Calavia, José M. ESP 2407 IM 2407
7 530218 Graterol, Servelion. VEN 2404 CCM 324
8 690269 Au Cardero, Ramón CUB 2390 IM 404
9 230665 Csiba, Tibor HUN 2370 206
10 910073 Gulbis, Harijs LAT 2352 CCM 1160
11 100269 Salzmann, Stefan. SUI 2344 IM 1742
12 90893 Villeneuve, Robert
Can 2310 CCE 319
13 513978 Edwards, Kenneth USA 2281 CCE 716
14 141107 Popov, Vladimir V. RUS 2270 CCE 2578
15 30105 Joe Tanti Aus 2202 CCE 871
16 150509 Jesper Hjorth
Den 1877 1996

Group 0:
11-13 players
In strict order of Rating:
Category 8 (Ave 2426-2450 and more)
Category 7 (Ave 2401-2425)
Category 6 (Ave 2376-2400)
Category 5 (Ave 2351-2375)
Category 4 (Ave 2326-2350)
Category 3 (Ave 2301-2325)
Category 2 (Ave 2276-2300)
Category 1 (Ave 2251-2275)
Group 1:
11-13 players
Category. L (Ave 2226-2250)
Group 2:
11-13 players
Category. K (Ave 2201-2225)
Group 3:
11-13 players
Category J (Ave 2176-2200)
Group 4:
11-13 players
Category I (Ave 2151-2175)
Group 5:
11-13 players
Category. H (Ave 2126-2150)
Group 6:
11-13 players
Category. G (Ave 2101-2125)
Group 7:
9-11 players
Category. F (Ave 2076-2100)
Group 8:
9-11 players
Category. E (Ave 2051-2075)
Group 9:
9-11 players
Category. D (Ave 2026-2050)
Group 10:
9-11 players
Category. C (Ave 2001-2025)
Group 11:
9-11 players
Category. B (Ave 1976-2000)
Group 12:
9-11 players
Category. A (Ave 1951-1975)
Group 13:
7-9 players
No category (1950 or less)