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Palmero Martinez, Rachel
WFM🇨🇺FIDE 3516466· Female· Cuba· Born in 1997
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Rachel Palmero Martinez, a 29-year-old Cuban Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1899. She has fluctuated between 1898 and 1960 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Women's President's Cup - National Women's College Chess Championship, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert, and 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. She took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2181 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2015).
Awarded WFM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #12, #10, #50 and #28 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1899
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1962
All-time high
2181
−282 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 18
Apr 2015 · age 18
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,394
#48,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Dec 2023
2020
84th Cuban 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2099
Oct 2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2098
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Jul 2018
2017
500 career games
at age 20
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1903 → 1899
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
15/ 3246.9%
11W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsKevin Alejandro Reyes Melendez1,843·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R1·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #15 | 1924 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #66 | 1604 | -60.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #49 | 2028 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #199 | 1944 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/6 | #1 | 2688 | +47.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChrissye L. Gonzalez EstradaWIM
🇨🇺CUB·1987
+13 −9 =4
26 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsOsvaldo Lopez GariFM
🇨🇺CUB·2295
+1 −9 =7
17 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsLedaymis Cabrera Nunez
🇨🇺CUB·1899
+11 −4 =0
15 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsChaneli Martinez MesaWFM
🇨🇺CUB·1881
+8 −7 =0
15 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsSeidy Pages RomanWFM
🇨🇺CUB·1923
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
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Cuba
#319
out of 673 players
Americas
#5,340
in continent
World
#48,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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