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Mendez Fortes, Eduardo Jesus
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3502376· Male· Cuba· Born in 1968
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Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes, a 58-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2183 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2150–2200 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearance: Torneo Clasico "Conmemoracion del 9 de Enero". Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Rapid "Verano 2026") and 1 blitz events (including Copa Giraldilla de La Habana Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 19 months (2016–2018), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2347 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2014); he also reached Cuban #30 in Jul 2003.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd2301·Blz2148
All-time high
2347
−164 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 46
Apr 2014 · age 46
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2024
2nd Cuban 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2231
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2231
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2250
Jan 2020
2019
3rd Cuban 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2322
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
Jun 2018
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2276 → returned at 2281
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
2207 → 2183
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 1966 | -24.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoberto Garcia PantojaGM
🇨🇴COL·2475
+3 −12 =4
19 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsFelix Manuel Gomez FontalIM
🇨🇺CUB·2307
+1 −2 =13
16 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsAlejandro Yanes CanizaresFM
🇨🇺CUB·2358
+5 −4 =5
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsHeriberto Diaz HernandezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2334
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAbel Fabian Lopez GonzalezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2373
+5 −0 =8
13 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Cuba
#98
out of 535 players
Americas
#993
in continent
World
#9,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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