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Romero Arzuaga, Yudel
CM🇨🇺INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 3521010· Male· Cuba· Born in 1981
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Yudel Romero Arzuaga, a 45-year-old Cuban Candidate Master, is rated 2226 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays around 20 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2015–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2278 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2014); he also reached Cuban #78 in Jul 2025.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 43).
Current rating
2226
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2296
All-time high
2278
−52 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 33
Jan 2014 · age 33
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,851 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
15 entries2025
9th Cuban 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2226
Oct 2025
Peak Cuban rank: #78
at age 44 · rated 2226
Jul 2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2226 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 43
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2203 → returned at 2230
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2226 → 2226
Most-Played Opponents
vsKadir Soria DelgadoFM
🇨🇺CUB·2260
+1 −2 =9
12 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsRichard Daniel Gomez Torres
🇨🇺CUB·2168
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsCarlos Gabriel Vargas
🇨🇺CUB·2185
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsJose Asdrubal Neyra Ferrer
🇨🇺CUB·2085
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsAriel Bonet Molina
🇨🇺CUB·2159
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Cuba
#81
out of 672 players
Americas
#750
in continent
World
#6,802
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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