Cuban Leinier Domínguez among the World’s Chess Elite

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 30 (acn) Cuban Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez remains among the world’s chess elite according to the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) that was updated on Tuesday.

Dominguez now places 23rd in the list with an ELO rating of 2717 points, which makes him the top player in Latin America and the second in the Americas – only behind American Gata Kamsky who places 17th with 2725 units.

The outstanding chess player, who was included in the list of the Top Ten Cuban sportspeople of 2008, won the World Chess Blitz Championship held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, last November and remained undefeated during the World Chess Olympiad held also in November in Dresden, Germany.

The FIDE world ranking is led by former world champion GM Vesselin Topalov of Bulgaria with an ELO rating of 2796 points and he is followed by reigning world champion GM Viswanathan Anad (2791) of India.

The Top Ten also includes Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk (2779), Russian GM Alexander Morozevich (2771), Azerbaijan’s GM Teimor Radjabov (2761), Russian GMs Dmitry Jakovenko (2760) and Vladimir Kramnik (2759), Hungarian GM Peter Leko (2751) and Slovakian Sergei Movsesian (2751).

Cubano Leinier se confirma en la elite del ajedrez

Masons of Camagüey greet the anniversary 50 of the Revolution

Camagüey, Dec 30. - With the execution of more than 100 million pesos presently year, in the construction of economic and social works of the territory, the entities of the Managerial Group of the Construction of Camagüey, greet in anniversary 50 of the Revolution.

The communities of the sector also arrive to the date with a positive improvement of all its indicators of quality and efficiency and the termination of several camps, with the created conditions, for the stay of the workers of the field.

Also, in the year that finish, received more than 200 teams, mainly brigades of earth movement that contribute to humanize the works that develop and to complete in time the works that execute.

The Managerial Group of the Construction of Camagüey, in the wide work program that has for the 2009, intends to be the leader in the reconstruction of the housings damaged by the hurricanes that went by the county. (Pablo Cabero Viamontes).

Minister of Interior Trade walked entities of Camagüey

The Minister of Interior Trade Marino Murillo, traveled entities of Camagüey that are next to be inaugurated formerly in greeting to the 495 birthday of the Villa of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe and a year 50 of the Victory of the Revolution.

In the Gardens of the Tínima he witnessed a recreation project that could be the cafeteria service, restore, dancing areas and the tavern.Center that will be dedicated to the family of Camagüey after a year of restoration.

The holder also visited the Institute of Beauty Venus that after a capital repair, he lends excellence services to the population of Camagüey again.

Near there in the Atelier The Ismaelillos, the Secretary next to Victor Gautte member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party, and leaders of the party and of the government of the county, evaluated the advances of the project Fondness dedicated to the elaboration of layettes. They also traveled the they restore Ming King, recently remodeled