Havana, May 1 (JIT) .- Cuban Carlos Daniel Albornoz will arrive at the Capablanca in Memoriam Chess Tournament with the highest Elo of his career, set at 2,612 points.

The man from Camagüey has continued adding units since August 2023. In the current update he added his achievements in the month of April, where he had notable performances in the Menorca and La Roda tournaments, both in Spain.

"I think the main incentive to continue increasing my Elo has been the desire to improve previous performances and always fight for a place on the podium," the double monarch of Cuba (2019 and 2020) told JIT, happy with the evolution. of the.

Albornoz's career and his current form justify his presence in the elite group of the nearby Capablanca Tournament, along with the current Cuban monarch, Luis Ernesto Quesada. His current Elo positions him as the leader of the Cuban ranking and number 23 on the American list.

In the Capablanca, which will be inaugurated this Thursday, top-level figures such as the Ukrainian former world champion Ruslan Ponomariov will compete.