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Pomares Diaz, Manuel Alejandro

Pomares Diaz, Manuel Alejandro

FM🇨🇺

FIDEFIDE 3517276· Male· Cuba· Born in 1996

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Manuel Alejandro Pomares Diaz, a 30-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2308 — just 24 short of his peak of 2332 (Sep 2013, age 17) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 78 months (2017–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). He reached Cuban #44 in Jan 2026.

Awarded FM in 2013 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U18, World #80 in U16 and #3 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2308

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2312

All-time high

2332

−24 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 17

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#3,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Peak Cuban rank: #44
at age 30 · rated 2302
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2319 → returned at 2302
Jan 2024
2017
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2319
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Jan 2017
2015
3rd Cuban U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2296
Nov 2015
2014
89th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2313
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim LammensFM 2,244
51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep A · May 2026 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
2302 → 2308
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep A
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#182334+5.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsErnesto Piedra SalabarriaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2254
+6 −2 =10
18 games·last met May 2017
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vsFanny Duarte NapolesFM
🇨🇺CUB·2259
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met May 2017
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vsFabio Luis Ruiz Ponce
🇨🇺CUB·2086
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met May 2016
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vsRichard Alejandro Garcia MatosIM
🇨🇺CUB·2300
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsEduardo Riverol Perez
🇨🇺CUB·2048
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2014
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Rankings

/
Cuba
#45
out of 535 players
Americas
#434
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Cuba
1
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2,592
2
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2,572
3
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2,558
4
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2,530
5
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2,508
6
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2,494
7
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2,475
8
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2,473
9
🇨🇺Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroFollow Dylan Isidro Berdayes AsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
10
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2,455
...
45🇨🇺Pomares Diaz, Manuel Alejandro2,308
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
434🇨🇺Pomares Diaz, Manuel Alejandro2,308
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3820🇨🇺Pomares Diaz, Manuel Alejandro2,308