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Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel
GM🇨🇺FIDE 3518736· Male· Cuba· Born in 2000
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Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera, a 26-year-old Cuban Grandmaster, is rated 2592 — just 18 short of his peak of 2610 (May 2024, age 24) and ranked 1st among Cuban players, and 182nd worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 113 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, Liga de Cantabria Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 9-10, and Liga de Cantabria Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 4 rapid (including XVI Torneo de Reyes 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Torneo de Reyes Blitz 2026) recently. He reached World #161 in May 2024 and has been Cuban #1 for 39 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 19), IM in 2017 (age 17), and FM in 2015 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U20, World #9 in U18, World #10 in U16, World #31 in U14 and World #27 in U12.
Current rating
2592
Standard
Rpd2621·Blz2550
All-time high
2610
−18 pts below
May 2024 · age 24
May 2024 · age 24
Activity
114
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
113 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Cuban players · of 641
#1 nationally since Sep 2025
#1 nationally since Sep 2025
Career timeline
25 entries2026
39 months in National #1 (ongoing)
since Feb 2020
May 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+48 Elo
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 24
Oct 2024
Peak World rank: #161
at age 24 · rated 2610
May 2024
All-time peak 2610
at age 24 · −18 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 24
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+56
2536 → 2592
Tournaments
15
96 games
Score
76/ 9679.2%
59W34D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2640 | +9.9 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3088 | +1.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2929 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2503 | -2.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2786 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3088 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2807 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2471 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2603 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2516 | -2.9 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Roberto Elias ReyesGM
🇨🇺CUB·2508
+16 −6 =20
42 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLuis Ernesto Quesada PerezGM
🇲🇽MEX·2536
+14 −8 =18
40 games·last met May 2024
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vsLelys Stanley Martinez DuanyGM
🇨🇺CUB·2455
+8 −5 =19
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDylan Isidro Berdayes AsonGM
🇨🇺CUB·2460
+11 −7 =9
27 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDexter Docampo BeltranFM
🇨🇺CUB·2351
+7 −4 =16
27 games·last met Jan 2021
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Rankings
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Cuba
#1
out of 673 players
Americas
#24
in continent
World
#182
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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