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Quesada Perez, Yasser
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3509362· Male· Cuba· Born in 1992
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Yasser Quesada Perez, a 34-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2558 and ranked 3rd among Cuban players, and 273rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 16 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship, 2026 Saint Louis Masters, and 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2609 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2023, World #169 at the time); he spent 35 months as Cuban #1.
Awarded GM in 2017 (age 25), IM in 2014 (age 22), and FM in 2009 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #42 in U20, World #41 in U18, World #42 in U16 and #11 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2558
Standard
Rpd2498·Blz2507
All-time high
2609
−51 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 31
Jun 2023 · age 31
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Cuban players · of 641
35 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
35 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
35 months in National #1
longest streak 14 months · since Sep 2021
Aug 2025
1,000 career games
at age 33
Jan 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #169
at age 31 · rated 2609
Jun 2023
All-time peak 2609
at age 31 · −51 from today
Jun 2023
Crossed 2600
at age 31
Jan 2023
2021
Peak Cuban rank: #1
at age 29 · rated 2568
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2559 → 2558
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
7W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSantiago Avila PavasGM2,503·2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship·R2·-5.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #14 | 2401 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #21 | 2581 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #68 | 2646 | +5.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #46 | 2394 | -2.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErmes Espinosa VelozGM
🇨🇺CUB·2473
+6 −8 =16
30 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsElier Miranda MesaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2450
+8 −3 =15
26 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+3 −4 =18
25 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsEmilio CordovaGM
🇵🇪PER·2491
+1 −4 =11
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM
🇨🇺CUB·2269
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
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Cuba
#3
out of 673 players
Americas
#35
in continent
World
#273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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