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Saraiba Rafuls, Lubin
🇨🇺FIDE 3507270· Male· Cuba· Born in 1974
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Lubin Saraiba Rafuls, a 52-year-old Cuban player, is rated 1960. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 22 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: I Torneo por equipos Movimiento Maestro and Triple Corona FIDE- Clasico. Also played 1 rapid (including Macro Torneo de Ajedrez Salida al Tablero) and 1 blitz events (including I Torneo Blitz Movimiento Maestro) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 50 months (2004–2008), 19 months (2009–2011), 41 months (2013–2017), 19 months (2017–2018), 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 26 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2025–2026). His peak of 2229 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1960
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1918
All-time high
2229
−269 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 29
Jul 2003 · age 29
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,647
#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
11th Cuban 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1985
Aug 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1960
Jan 2025
2022
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2068 → returned at 2058
Feb 2022
2020
15th Cuban 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2120
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1983 → 2120
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2120 → returned at 2068
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1985 → 1960
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
6W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1870 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1854 | -15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdolfo Antonio Vazquez Matos
🇨🇺CUB·1995
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met May 2013
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vsGelacio Gonzalez Rondon
🇨🇺CUB·1992
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsRicardo Rama Gonzalez
🇨🇺CUB·1906
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsYovany Suarez Martinez
🇨🇺CUB·2024
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsAlfredo Zayas Sosa
🇨🇺CUB·1987
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2013
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Rankings
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Cuba
#236
out of 535 players
Americas
#3,704
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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