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Lopez Gonzalez, Abel Fabian
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3512673· Male· Cuba· Born in 1997
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Abel Fabian Lopez Gonzalez, a 29-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2373 and ranked 25th among Cuban players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 13 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, TORNEO ESTATAL ABIERTO DE AJEDREZ SONORA QUERIDA, and Torneo Internacional Perla del Desierto 2025. His peak of 2432 was reached at age 26 (Nov 2023); he also reached Cuban #19 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 18) and FM in 2014 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #95 in U18, World #93 in U16, World #97 in U14 and World #31 in U12.
Current rating
2373
Standard
Rpd2283·Blz2261
All-time high
2432
−59 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 26
Nov 2023 · age 26
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Cuban players · of 641
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak Cuban rank: #19
at age 29 · rated 2396
Jan 2026
2023
All-time peak 2432
at age 26 · −59 from today
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2379 → returned at 2357
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Oct 2019
6-month rising streak
+80 Elo
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2391 → 2373
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
21.5/ 2974.1%
20W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #89 | 1967 | -23.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #2 | 2666 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2259 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/5 | #1 | 2743 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 2376 | +2.3 |
Worst Elo result: LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional (-23.4 Elo, finished #89).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDylan Isidro Berdayes AsonGM
🇨🇺CUB·2460
+4 −10 =23
37 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJony Wilson Leon ValdesIM
🇨🇺CUB·2279
+5 −4 =18
27 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsErnesto J. Fernandez GuillenIM
🇨🇺CUB·2439
+8 −7 =7
22 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJorge Marcos Gomez SanchezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2269
+6 −6 =8
20 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJose Manuel Calvo QuinteiroFM
🇨🇺CUB·2307
+1 −12 =7
20 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
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Cuba
#25
out of 673 players
Americas
#251
in continent
World
#2,167
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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| 6 | 🇨🇺Follow Renier Vazquez IgarzaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,494 |
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| 8 | 🇨🇺Follow Ermes Espinosa VelozTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,473 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Follow Dylan Isidro Berdayes AsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇨🇺Follow Kevel Oliva CastanedaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,459 |
| ... | ||
| 25 | 2,373 | |
Americas
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
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| ... | ||
| 251 | 2,373 | |
World
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| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
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| ... | ||
| 2167 | 2,373 | |