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Sarmiento Sarmiento, Yoniel
🇨🇺FIDE 3519392· Male· Cuba· Born in 1981
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Yoniel Sarmiento Sarmiento, a 45-year-old Cuban player, is rated 1995. He is climbing fast, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Cerrado Magistral ANBA Cochabamba, Campeonato Nacional Interclubes 2025, and Memorial Alfonso Ferrufino Hurtado - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including IRT Rapid "Alfonso Ferrufino Hurtado In Memoriam") and 11 blitz events (including Blitz: 8vo. Torneo del Grand Prix Nacional 2025-2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2016–2018) and 23 months (2018–2020). His peak of 2046 was reached at age 33 (Aug 2014).
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1990
All-time high
2046
−51 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 33
Aug 2014 · age 33
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1910 → 1995
Jun 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 42
Dec 2023
30th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2004
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Aug 2022
2020
39th Cuban 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1981
Oct 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
1910 → 1995
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
17.5/ 2472.9%
15W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2131 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2252 | +32.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #29 | 2061 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2056 | +22.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbel Salvatierra Rodriguez
🇧🇴BOL·1709
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLicael Roderick Ticona RocabadoIM
🇧🇴BOL·2431
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKiara Victoria Avila Zurita
🇧🇴BOL·1619
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJuan C. Bustos
🇧🇴BOL·1682
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMauricio Tapia
🇧🇴BOL·1816
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#204
out of 535 players
Americas
#2,967
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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