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Cuba Best chess players in Cuba

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
759
GrandmastersGM
26
International MastersIM
60
Woman GrandmastersWGM
8
  1. 1 GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera CubaCuba 2604 New
  2. 2 GM Yusnel Bacallao Alonso CubaCuba 2572 New
  3. 3 GM Yasser Quesada Perez CubaCuba 2547 New
Best chess players in Cuba, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera CubaCuba2604NewNew12000
2 GM Yusnel Bacallao Alonso CubaCuba2572NewNew·1988
3 GM Yasser Quesada Perez CubaCuba2547NewNew·1992
4 GM Yuri Gonzalez Vidal CubaCuba2530NewNew·1981
5 GM Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes CubaCuba2486NewNew·1999
6 GM Omar Almeida Quintana CubaCuba2463NewNew·1981
7 IM Henry Soto Hernandez CubaCuba2463NewNew·1987
8 GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason CubaCuba2462NewNew·1998
9 GM Elier Miranda Mesa CubaCuba2461NewNew91993
10 IM Ernesto J. Fernandez Guillen CubaCuba2458NewNew·1994
11 GM Ermes Espinosa Veloz CubaCuba2447NewNew·1987
12 IM Roberto Carlos Gomez Ledo CubaCuba2432NewNew·1985
13 GM Luis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez CubaCuba2427NewNew·1991
14 GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany CubaCuba2425NewNew91985
15 GM Aramis Alvarez Pedraza CubaCuba2423NewNew·1988
16 IM Jose Avelino Alvarez Calzadilla CubaCuba2423NewNew22002
17 IM Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon CubaCuba2422NewNew42003
18 IM Lennis Martinez Ramirez CubaCuba2418NewNew·1993
19 IM Rider Diaz Murgada CubaCuba2411NewNew·1984
20 IM Luis Daniel Rodriguez Hernandez CubaCuba2408NewNew·1996
21 IM Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez CubaCuba2406NewNew·1994
22 FM Kemel Antonio Gallo Garcia CubaCuba2394NewNew·2003
23 FM Kebert Solares Orozco CubaCuba2393NewNew·2004
24 FM Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez CubaCuba2380NewNew91997
25 FM Yans Richard Girones Barrios CubaCuba2373NewNew·1996
26 IM Cristian Vitier Vazquez CubaCuba2373NewNew·1993
27 IM Abel Fabian Lopez Gonzalez CubaCuba2367NewNew91997
28 IM Daniel Hidalgo Diaz CubaCuba2367NewNew132008
29 IM Adrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez CubaCuba2367NewNew·2009
30 IM Dexter Docampo Beltran CubaCuba2366NewNew·1999
31 FM Roberto Alejandro Ramos Silvera CubaCuba2358NewNew92003
32 FM Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez CubaCuba2351NewNew·1993
33 GM Juan Borges Matos CubaCuba2340NewNew·1966
34 FM Derek Alejand Gonzalez Hernandez CubaCuba2338NewNew·2008
35 FM Raymond Daniel Azahares Serrano CubaCuba2330NewNew·2007
36 IM Felipe Herrera Benitez CubaCuba2325NewNew·2010
37 FM Carlos Alberto Chavez Suarez CubaCuba2321NewNew·1998
38 FM Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez CubaCuba2319NewNew·2000
39 FM Francisco Olivares Canelles CubaCuba2313NewNew·1984
40 FM Daniel Evelio Saiz Rodriguez CubaCuba2312NewNew·2001
41 FM Brayan Torres Valiente CubaCuba2310NewNew·2006
42 GM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez CubaCuba2309NewNew·1978
43 IM Liordis Quesada Vera CubaCuba2308NewNew121983
44 FM Manuel Alejandro Pomares Diaz CubaCuba2308NewNew·1996
45 IM Leduard Manuel Gonzalez Soler CubaCuba2305NewNew·2007
46 FM Manuel Dario Ochoa de la Rosa CubaCuba2298NewNew·1994
47 IM Alain Otero Marino CubaCuba2296NewNew92005
48 Adrian Machado La Rosa CubaCuba2294NewNew·1995
49 IM Carlos Larduet Despaigne CubaCuba2293NewNew·1968
50 IM Yunier Leyva Rivera CubaCuba2283NewNew31984

Questions

There are 759 active FIDE rated players in Cuba, 26 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera with 2604 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Cuba?

GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera, rated 2604 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Cuba?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 26 grandmasters in Cuba.

Who is the highest rated woman in Cuba?

WIM Ineymig Hernandez Gil, rated 2252 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Cuba?

IM Daniel Hidalgo Diaz, rated 2367 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.