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Miranda Mesa, Elier
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3510697· Male· Cuba· Born in 1993
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Elier Miranda Mesa, a 33-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2450 and ranked 12th among Cuban players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026, and XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 A. Also played 2 rapid (including II Torneo de Ajedrez de Primavera en Coyoacan Abierta Fide) and 5 blitz events (including Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jan 2010 and Mar 2011. His peak of 2520 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2024, World #489 at the time); he spent 12 months in Cuban top 5.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 26), IM in 2015 (age 22), and FM in 2009 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U20, World #65 in U18, World #48 in U16 and #6 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2450
Standard
Rpd2421·Blz2436
All-time high
2520
−70 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 31
Oct 2024 · age 31
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Cuban players · of 503
12 months in National top 5 (2024–2025)
12 months in National top 5 (2024–2025)
Career timeline
25 entries2025
12 months in national top 5
since Jun 2024
Jun 2025
2024
Peak World rank: #489
at age 31 · rated 2520
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2520
at age 31 · −70 from today
Oct 2024
Peak Cuban rank: #4
at age 31 · rated 2511
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Jun 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 30
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional · Mar 2026 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-34
2484 → 2450
Tournaments
11
99 games
Score
62.5/ 9963.1%
45W44D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2458 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2459 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2308 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #15 | 2343 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2406 | -2.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #19 | 2389 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2381 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 2432 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2403 | -5.3 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2466 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErmes Espinosa VelozGM
🇨🇺CUB·2473
+10 −7 =28
45 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+5 −9 =27
41 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsYasser Quesada PerezGM
🇨🇺CUB·2558
+3 −8 =15
26 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM
🇨🇺CUB·2269
+3 −1 =20
24 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsOrlen Ruiz SanchezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2383
+2 −7 =12
21 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
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Cuba
#12
out of 535 players
Americas
#127
in continent
World
#1,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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