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Frometa Castillo, Zirka
WGM🇨🇺FIDE 3501434· Female· Cuba· Born in 1963
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Zirka Frometa Castillo, a 63-year-old Cuban Woman Grandmaster, is rated 1999. She has fluctuated between 1972 and 2024 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearance: Festival Homenaje a las Madres 2026. Her peak of 2285 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2004, Cuban #60 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2008 (age 45) and WIM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
1999
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1998
All-time high
2285
−286 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 41
Jan 2004 · age 41
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,679
#27,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
16th Cuban 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2024
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1896 → 2001
Nov 2024
2022
10th Cuban 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2075
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2055
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jul 2018
2016
14th Cuban 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2147
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
2024 → 1999
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 1910 | -25.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvette Catala MatienzoWFM
🇨🇺CUB·2055
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsYerisbel Miranda LlanesWGM
🇨🇺CUB·2242
+1 −9 =4
14 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
vsOleiny Linares NapolesWGM
🇨🇺CUB·2206
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
vsVivian Ramon PitaWGM
🇨🇺CUB·1996
+1 −5 =6
12 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLisandra Teresa Ordaz ValdesIM
🇨🇺CUB·2313
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Cuba
#199
out of 535 players
Americas
#2,899
in continent
World
#27,679
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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| 199 | 1,999 | |
Americas
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World
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| 27679 | 1,999 | |