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Alvarez Ruiz, Esteban
🇨🇺FIDE 3507378· Male· Cuba· Born in 1963
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Esteban Alvarez Ruiz, a 63-year-old Cuban player, is rated 2080 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo La Villa 2026 Abierto, Zonal Central Absoluto 2025, and Tomas Jimenez in Memoriam - Equipos 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including Torneo La Villa 2026 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013) and 44 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2166 was reached at age 50 (Feb 2013).
Current rating
2080
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz1975
All-time high
2166
−86 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 50
Feb 2013 · age 50
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,348 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
6th Cuban 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2080
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Jan 2024
2022
5th Cuban 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2145
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Jan 2022
2017
21st Cuban 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2083
Oct 2017
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2083 → returned at 2090
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2057 → 2080
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2174 | +32.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1299 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPedro Luis Mestre Nunez
🇨🇺CUB·2009
+1 −0 =16
17 games·last met May 2024
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vsOscar Luis Hernandez Sosa
🇨🇺CUB·2002
+7 −6 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsCarlos Gonzalez Garay
🇨🇺CUB·1851
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNilo Antonio Guerra De La Rosa
🇨🇺CUB·1926
+0 −0 =14
14 games·last met Jun 2015
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vsFrank Powers Roibal
🇨🇺CUB·1910
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#153
out of 535 players
Americas
#1,824
in continent
World
#17,348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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