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Diaz Perez, Michel Alejandro
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3517179· Male· Cuba· Born in 1994
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Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez, a 32-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2425 and ranked 15th among Cuban players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026, and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral. Also played 2 rapid (including Eliminatorio Rapido Octubre 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2488 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2025, Cuban #7 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 23) and FM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #6 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2425
Standard
Rpd2457·Blz2353
All-time high
2488
−63 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 31
Jan 2025 · age 31
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Cuban players · of 640
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak Cuban rank: #7
at age 31 · rated 2488
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2488
at age 31 · −63 from today
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2459 → returned at 2460
Feb 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 24
Nov 2018
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 88th FIDE Congress 2017
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistralperf 2514 (+74) · 6/9 · #5
Top opponent
XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral · Dec 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-34
2459 → 2425
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
40.5/ 6265.3%
29W23D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #43 | 2359 | -6.7 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #9 | 2368 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2514 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/10 | #28 | 2377 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #45 | 2209 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2363 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2498 | +5.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDylan Isidro Berdayes AsonGM
🇨🇺CUB·2460
+8 −18 =13
39 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArnaldo Fernandez De La VaraIM
🇨🇺CUB·2461
+9 −10 =17
36 games·last met May 2022
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vsLuis Ernesto Quesada PerezGM
🇲🇽MEX·2536
+7 −18 =8
33 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLennis Martinez RamirezIM
🇨🇺CUB·2395
+13 −13 =6
32 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJorge Roberto Elias ReyesGM
🇨🇺CUB·2508
+14 −10 =6
30 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#15
out of 672 players
Americas
#153
in continent
World
#1,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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Americas
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World
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