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Gil Alba, Hector Luis
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3504670· Male· Cuba· Born in 1979
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Hector Luis Gil Alba, a 47-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2252 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 5-6, Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 4, and Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 3. Also played 5 rapid (including Torneo Internacional XXVII Guanche de Plata 2025) and 4 blitz events (including BLITZ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL AJEDREZ ISLA DE LA PALMA 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jan 2010 and Mar 2011. His peak of 2361 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2016); he also reached Cuban #45 in Jul 2004.
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 24).
Current rating
2252
Standard
Rpd2333·Blz2367
All-time high
2361
−109 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 37
Jul 2016 · age 37
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
4th Cuban 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2295
Feb 2025
2024
6th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2297
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Apr 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 44
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
Jun 2022
2016
All-time peak 2361
at age 37 · −109 from today
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2273 → 2252
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
5W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFrancisco Andrades Campo1,925·Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 1-2·R1·-17.4
2.[L]vsAlberto Hernandez LeonFM2,256·Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 5-6·R6·-9.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 2186 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2731 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2256 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #12 | 1841 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #14 | 2259 | +4.2 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 1-2 (-21.4 Elo, finished #12).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard Alejandro Garcia MatosIM
🇨🇺CUB·2300
+0 −1 =26
27 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsOrlando Moreno Del Pozo
🇨🇺CUB·2052
+4 −2 =11
17 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsVictor Raydel Prampen CarrilloFM
🇨🇺CUB·2191
+3 −2 =10
15 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsMarlon Javier La Villa RivasFM
🇨🇺CUB·2263
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met May 2023
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vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
/
Cuba
#72
out of 535 players
Americas
#647
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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