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Morella Cabrera, Julio Antonio
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3501639· Male· Cuba· Born in 1972
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Julio Antonio Morella Cabrera, a 54-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2102 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 81 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, St. Thomas Open 2026, and 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 22 months (2009–2011) and 69 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2325 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2003, Cuban #35 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2102
Standard
Rpd2163·Blz2177
All-time high
2325
−223 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 31
Jan 2003 · age 31
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
3rd Cuban 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2183
Jun 2025
500 career games
at age 53
Jun 2025
2019
8th Cuban 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2211
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 2211 → returned at 2179
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Sep 2018
2017
6th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2248
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2147 → 2102
Tournaments
10
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
17W12D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRobert J Fischer1,817·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R3·-17.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #48 | 1904 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/3 | #3 | 2648 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 2148 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1978 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 2176 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 2208 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1997 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #15 | 1936 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2637 | +33.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 2109 | -5.8 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions (-28.6 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHector Luis Gil AlbaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2252
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsRichard Alejandro Garcia MatosIM
🇨🇺CUB·2300
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2015
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vsOrlando Moreno Del Pozo
🇨🇺CUB·2052
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsVictor Raydel Prampen CarrilloFM
🇨🇺CUB·2191
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
/
Cuba
#142
out of 535 players
Americas
#1,602
in continent
World
#15,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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| 142 | 2,102 | |
Americas
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| 1602 | 2,102 | |
World
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