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Leyva Rivera, Yunier
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3505065· Male· Cuba· Born in 1984
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Yunier Leyva Rivera, a 42-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2286 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 December 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over, 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open, and 33rd Annual Southern Open - Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 December 954Chess FIDE Forum - Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2003–2005), 20 months (2007–2009), 39 months (2014–2017) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2430 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2018); he also reached Cuban #20 in Mar 2022.
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 30) and FM in 2003 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2286
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2407
All-time high
2430
−144 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 34
Jul 2018 · age 34
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,534 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
4th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2308
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2321 → returned at 2311
Feb 2024
2022
Peak Cuban rank: #20
at age 38 · rated 2379
Mar 2022
2018
All-time peak 2430
at age 34 · −144 from today
Jul 2018
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 30 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2014
Aug 2014
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2420 → returned at 2425
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
2321 → 2286
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
8W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsUbaldo Enrique Lopez NaranjoCM2,028·2025 December 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over·R1·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | 1945 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2240 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | 2137 | -5.5 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2189 | -4.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLiordis Quesada VeraIM
🇨🇺CUB·2278
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsCarlos M. Castellanos SanchezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2264
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsJulio Becerra RiveroGM
🇺🇸USA·2408
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJuan Carlos Obregon RiveroGM
🇲🇽MEX·2446
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsLeandro Guerra MojenaIM
🇨🇺CUB·2406
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2013
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Rankings
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Cuba
#55
out of 535 players
Americas
#501
in continent
World
#4,534
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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