HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (ACN) Looking for victories today will be a priority for the Cuban women participating at the Women's Continental Chess Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, because after Sunday's defeats they were too far away from the top.
Cubans Yerisbel Miranda, Yaniela Forgas and Leannet Mariah Boshc debuted successfully, but then they failed to maintain that pace and all three lost to opponents who seemed more accessible.
Yerisbel lost to the Colombian Adriana Paola Pachon, Leannet against the experienced Thalia Cervantes, Cuban representing US.
Meanwhile, it was equally complicated for Yaniela to face the queen of the 2023 edition, the Argentinean Candela Belen Francisco.
Eleven of the 50 contestants closed Sunday with perfect performances, but it is noteworthy that the main Peruvian favorite, Deysi Cori, did not appear among the leaders.
The owner of the highest Elo among the registered players drew with the Colombian Valentina Argote and occupies 13th place in the ranking, led by Pachon ahead of the also Colombian Isabella Lopez and Martha Mateus, thanks to the tiebreaker system.
Monday Yerisbel (32nd place) will play against Valentina, while Yaniela (18th) faces US player Laura Goodking and Leannet (15th) against Mexico's Rebeca Garcia.
The tournament was agreed to nine rounds by the Swiss system and only the winner gets a place for the 2025 World Cup.
Cuban women to retake success at Continental Chess Championship
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