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Alvarez Ruiz, Henry
🇨🇺FIDE 3517616· Male· Cuba· Born in 1994
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Henry Alvarez Ruiz, a 32-year-old Cuban player, is rated 2204 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 7 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Zonal Occidental Absoluto 2025. Also played 5 blitz events (including II Torneo Ajedrez Blitz de Parejas Mixtas) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2011–2013), 37 months (2014–2017) and 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Cuban #93 in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #22 and #34 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2180·Blz2148
All-time high
2204
at best
Dec 2025 · age 31
Dec 2025 · age 31
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Cuban rank: #93
at age 32 · rated 2204
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 31
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2204
at age 31
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 31
Jan 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1983 → 2113
Apr 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 29
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2190 → 2204
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
10W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/9 | #34 | 2211 | +2.8 |
Team | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #68 | 2215 | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/10 | #5 | 2238 | +13.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose A. Hernandez IzquierdoIM
🇨🇺CUB·2221
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWilver Vargas RodriguezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2268
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsRonald Medina Reyes
🇨🇺CUB·1999
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsAna Barbara Sierra CartayaWFM
🇨🇺CUB·2146
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAdrian Jesus Almaguel MendezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2351
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Cuba
#93
out of 535 players
Americas
#878
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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