The Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk signed tables on Sunday with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and reached 7 points of 9 possible, and is about to get his 6^th of these traditional Capablanca in Memoriam Chess Tournament crowns, based in Havana.

Sunday ended without a victory in the Elite Group where Cuban Leinier Dominguez drew with his fellow Yuniesky Quesada (3.5) using black pieces to stay on the 3^rd spot with 4.5 points, while Nepomniachtchi is 2^nd with 5.5.

The other Sunday tie was between Russia's Vladimir Potkin (4) and Czech Viktor Laznicka (3.5), while in the Open I group the Cuban Hermes Espinosa (7) successfully defeated his compatriot Mariano Ortega and ascended to the top of the section.

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