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Borges Matos, Juan
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3500160· Male· Cuba· Born in 1966
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Juan Borges Matos, a 60-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2357 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 15 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026, XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral, and Circuito de Torneos Internacionales FVA 2025. Also played 4 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Aragua 2025) recently. He took a 27-month break between Jan 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2484 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2004); he also reached Cuban #4 in Jan 2003 and spent 25 months in Cuban top 10.
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 39) and IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2357
Standard
Rpd2455·Blz2400
All-time high
2484
−127 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 38
Oct 2004 · age 38
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279
25 months in National top 10 (2001–2008)
25 months in National top 10 (2001–2008)
Career timeline
18 entries2022
63rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2421
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2421 → returned at 2421
Jan 2020
2017
65th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2452
May 2017
2016
77th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2463
Dec 2016
2013
1,000 career games
at age 47
Jul 2013
2009
89th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2468
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2384 → 2357
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
8W13D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #16 | 2296 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2269 | -8.9 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #16 | 2281 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM
🇨🇺CUB·2269
+2 −4 =22
28 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+0 −0 =25
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErmes Espinosa VelozGM
🇨🇺CUB·2473
+7 −9 =7
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLuis Lazaro Aguero JimenezGM
🇨🇺CUB·2475
+3 −4 =13
20 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+1 −4 =12
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#31
out of 535 players
Americas
#298
in continent
World
#2,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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Americas
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World
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| 2537 | 2,357 | |