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Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3503321· Male· Cuba· Born in 1981
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Yuri Gonzalez Vidal, a 45-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2530 and ranked 4th among Cuban players, and 408th worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between May 2022 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. His peak of 2567 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2019); he also reached World #355 in Jan 2015 and spent 69 months in Cuban top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 28) and IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U20.
Current rating
2530
Standard
Rpd2556·Blz2425
All-time high
2567
−37 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 38
Apr 2019 · age 38
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Cuban players · of 641
69 months in National top 3 (2004–2019)
69 months in National top 3 (2004–2019)
Career timeline
19 entries2023
46th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2525
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2525 → returned at 2530
May 2022
2019
69 months in national top 3
longest streak 36 months · since Jan 2004
May 2019
All-time peak 2567
at age 38 · −37 from today
Apr 2019
2015
Peak World rank: #355
at age 34 · rated 2565
Jan 2015
2014
1,000 career games
at age 33
May 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2525 → 2530
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
5W4D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSergio E BarrientosGM2,464·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R9·+4.1
2.[W]vsRicardo Andres Ordonez BonillaFM2,134·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R2·+0.9
3.[D]vsNiclas HuschenbethGM2,587·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R8·+0.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2503 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+4 −3 =17
24 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsIsan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezGM
🇨🇺CUB·2490
+3 −6 =13
22 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsAramis Alvarez PedrazaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2433
+8 −3 =7
18 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+4 −6 =7
17 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsYusnel Bacallao AlonsoGM
🇨🇺CUB·2572
+2 −6 =9
17 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
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Cuba
#4
out of 673 players
Americas
#56
in continent
World
#408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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