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Gomez Fontal, Felix Manuel
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3500357· Male· Cuba· Born in 1962
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Felix Manuel Gomez Fontal, a 64-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2307 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 34 months (2015–2018), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Festival Homenaje a las Madres 2026 and Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Rapido 2do Circuito IRT Arroyo Naranjo 2026) and 4 blitz events (including II Torneo Ajedrez Blitz de Parejas Mixtas) recently. His peak of 2462 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001, Cuban #8 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2307
Standard
Rpd2225·Blz2294
All-time high
2462
−155 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39
Jan 2001 · age 39
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#3,857 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2335 → returned at 2313
Dec 2024
2023
79th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2360
Apr 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 60
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2375 → returned at 2372
Jun 2019
2018
3rd Cuban 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2374
Dec 2018
2015
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2372 → returned at 2365
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2335 → 2307
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
5W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2213 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/8 | #27 | 2130 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPedro Morales RomeroIM
🇨🇺CUB·2274
+4 −3 =9
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlejandro Yanes CanizaresFM
🇨🇺CUB·2358
+6 −8 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsEduardo Jesus Mendez FortesFM
🇨🇺CUB·2183
+2 −1 =13
16 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDennys Ordunez EcharteFM
🇨🇺CUB·2177
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsYusuan A. Gutierrez DelgadoFM
🇨🇺CUB·2278
+10 −4 =0
14 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
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Cuba
#46
out of 535 players
Americas
#437
in continent
World
#3,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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