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Perez Garcia, Rodney Oscar
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3500918· Male· Cuba· Born in 1973
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Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia, a 53-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2255 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral, XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional de Ajedrez Copa Revolucion 2025 1a Fuerza, and 40th Open Basque Country Sestao 2025. His peak of 2492 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2001, Cuban #5 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 28). Earned GM norms at XXXVII Camp de Cuba 2000 and XIX Torneo Intl GM Carlos 2006.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2363·Blz2320
All-time high
2492
−237 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 28
Jan 2001 · age 28
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
1st Cuban 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2313
Sep 2024
2023
2nd Cuban 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2322
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2331 → returned at 2331
Apr 2020
2018
1st Cuban 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2362
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2299 → 2358
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral · Dec 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-47
2302 → 2255
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
19.5/ 3555.7%
12W15D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 2250 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #14 | 2159 | -8.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #58 | 2111 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1905 | -30.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+2 −7 =8
17 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAramis Alvarez PedrazaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2433
+1 −5 =10
16 games·last met May 2023
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vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+0 −3 =12
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRoberto Garcia PantojaGM
🇨🇴COL·2475
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Cuba
#70
out of 535 players
Americas
#632
in continent
World
#5,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
| 1 | 🇨🇺Follow Carlos Daniel Albornoz CabreraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,592 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺Follow Yusnel Bacallao AlonsoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,572 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺Follow Yasser Quesada PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,558 |
| 4 | 🇨🇺Follow Yuri Gonzalez VidalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,530 |
| 5 | 🇨🇺Follow Jorge Roberto Elias ReyesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,508 |
| 6 | 🇨🇺Follow Renier Vazquez IgarzaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,494 |
| 7 | 🇨🇺Follow Luis Lazaro Aguero JimenezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,475 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺Follow Ermes Espinosa VelozTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,473 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Follow Dylan Isidro Berdayes AsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇨🇺Follow Lelys Stanley Martinez DuanyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,455 |
| ... | ||
| 70 | 2,255 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 632 | 2,255 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 5656 | 2,255 | |