HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 19 (acn) The first win by Leinier Dominguez was part of the triumph achieved by Russia´s St. Petersburg against Germany´s SV Mülheim Nord during the fifth round of the European Chess Clubs Cup organized in the Spanish city of Bilbao.
After losing in the previous round, the Cuban (2755 Elo points) again defended the second board and defeated with black pieces Daniel Hausrath ( 2537) in 41 moves of an English Opening.
His team took advantage when facing a less level rival and won 5.5 to 0.5, totaling thus seven units and now appears eighth in the standings, which is led by SOCAR Azerbaijan, who has won all days.
The other wins were achieved by Peter Svidler (2732), Nikita Vitugov (2742), Sergei Movsesian (2663) and Maxin Mathaklov ( 2694), while Ildar Khairullin (2638) drew on the last board.
The SOCAR remained ahead by beating (3.5 to 2.5) Italy's Obiettivo Risarcimento, although its star Shakriyar Mamedyarov (2756) lost versus Fabiano Caruana (2801).
Azeris now have 10 units, one more than Russia's Malakhite, victimizer 4-2 of its compatriot Ladya.
Then it appears a group with eight points that includes Czech Republic's G-Team Novy Bor, Russian SHSM Nashe Nasledie, Belarusian Minsk and Huginn Chess Club from Iceland.
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