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Oliva Castaneda, Kevel

Oliva Castaneda, Kevel

GM🇨🇺INACTIVE

FIDEFIDE 3500799· Male· Cuba· Born in 1994

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Kevel Oliva Castaneda, a 32-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2459 and ranked 10th among Cuban players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2516 was reached at age 24 (Jun 2018); he also reached Cuban #6 in Oct 2014 and has been in Cuban top 10 for 63 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2017 (age 23), IM in 2014 (age 20), and FM in 2011 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #27 in U20, World #67 in U18, World #84 in U14 and #5 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2459

Standard

Rpd2528·Blz2418

All-time high

2516

−57 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 24

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#10

#10 · Cuban players · of 503
National top 10 since May 2026

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
63 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 25 months · since Sep 2014
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2490 → returned at 2469
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2491 → returned at 2490
Nov 2019
2018
All-time peak 2516
at age 24 · −57 from today
Jun 2018
2017
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 88th FIDE Congress 2017
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 23
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2459 → 2459

Most-Played Opponents

vsHenry Soto HernandezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2468
+0 −3 =11
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsErmes Espinosa VelozGM
🇨🇺CUB·2473
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsCamilo Ernesto Gomez GarridoGM
🇨🇺CUB·2480
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsOrelvis Perez MitjansGM
🇪🇸ESP·2226
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2284
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings

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Cuba
#10
out of 535 players
Americas
#112
in continent
World
#925
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Cuba
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,494
7
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2,475
8
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2,473
9
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2,460
10
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2,455
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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