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Almeida Quintana, Omar
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3503313· Male· Cuba· Born in 1981
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Omar Almeida Quintana, a 45-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2454 and ranked 11th among Cuban players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 134 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Division de Honor Rondas 13-14. Also played 5 rapid (including II Campeonato Iberoamericano de Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 7 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 2593 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2010, World #238 at the time); he spent 18 months in Cuban top 3.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 25), IM in 2001 (age 20), and FM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #21 in U20.
Current rating
2454
Standard
Rpd2484·Blz2464
All-time high
2593
−139 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 29
Nov 2010 · age 29
Activity
120
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Cuban players · of 503
18 months in National top 3 (2009–2025)
18 months in National top 3 (2009–2025)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
18 months in national top 3
since Jul 2009
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 44
Jul 2025
2022
43rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2536
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2535 → returned at 2529
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Jul 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2501 → 2454
Tournaments
14
95 games
Score
56.5/ 9559.5%
40W42D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHugo Lopez SilvaIM2,373·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R9·+3.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #49 | 2341 | -7.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #21 | 2421 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 2457 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2480 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2429 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #9 | 2426 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2366 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2483 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2420 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 2422 | -1.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+9 −5 =27
41 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErmes Espinosa VelozGM
🇨🇺CUB·2473
+12 −7 =19
38 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAramis Alvarez PedrazaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2433
+2 −3 =22
27 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsIsan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezGM
🇨🇺CUB·2490
+4 −5 =17
26 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+6 −5 =14
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Cuba
#11
out of 535 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#977
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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