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Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3503364· Male· Cuba· Born in 1978
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Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez, a 48-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2309 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 7 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026 and 2025 Royal City Masters Crown. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Mar 2024 and Sep 2025. His peak of 2521 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2008); he also reached Cuban #3 in Apr 2009 and spent 16 months in Cuban top 10.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 30) and IM in 2001 (age 23).
Current rating
2309
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2341
All-time high
2521
−212 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 30
Oct 2008 · age 30
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#3,789 · players worldwide · of 218,279
16 months in National top 10 (2003–2009)
16 months in National top 10 (2003–2009)
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd Cuban 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2316
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 46
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2318 → returned at 2316
Mar 2024
2022
6th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2334
May 2022
2009
16 months in national top 10
since Oct 2003
Nov 2009
500 career games
at age 31
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2318 → 2309
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
3W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #22 | 2257 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2291 | -1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Alejandro Diaz PerezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2425
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+5 −1 =11
17 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+4 −2 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsManuel Dario Ochoa de la RosaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2298
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRider Diaz MurgadaIM
🇨🇺CUB·2412
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Cuba
#44
out of 535 players
Americas
#432
in continent
World
#3,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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| ... | ||
| 44 | 2,309 | |
Americas
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| ... | ||
| 432 | 2,309 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 3789 | 2,309 | |