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Larduet Despaigne, Carlos
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3500780· Male· Cuba· Born in 1968
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Carlos Larduet Despaigne, a 58-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2289 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026 and 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2do Torneo Blitz Santiago 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 33 months (2009–2012), 19 months (2014–2016) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2397 was reached at age 44 (Sep 2012); he also reached Cuban #29 in Jul 2001.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 57) and FM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2289
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2293
All-time high
2397
−108 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 44
Sep 2012 · age 44
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,448 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
2nd Cuban 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2289
May 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 57 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2014
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2267 → returned at 2263
Jun 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 54
May 2022
2020
2nd Cuban 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2293
Oct 2020
2018
4th Cuban 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2284
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
2267 → 2289
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
5W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #12 | 2369 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #19 | 2208 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJeorling Yahytin Batista SuarezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2234
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsEnmanuel Jesus De La Fe AlmeidaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2261
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsEvelio Amaurys Roll Renford
🇨🇺CUB·2250
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLiordis Quesada VeraIM
🇨🇺CUB·2278
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsAlexey Fernandez CardosoIM
🇨🇺CUB·2409
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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Cuba
#53
out of 535 players
Americas
#492
in continent
World
#4,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 53 | 2,289 | |
Americas
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| 492 | 2,289 | |
World
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| 4448 | 2,289 | |