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Hernandez Izquierdo, Jose A.
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3527263· Male· Cuba· Born in 2006
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Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo, a 20-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2221 — just 20 short of his peak of 2241 (Jan 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Absoluto 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including BLITZ Nacional Juvenil Absoluto) recently. He reached Cuban #71 in Mar 2022.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 18) and FM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #6, #4, #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2143
All-time high
2241
−20 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 19
Jan 2025 · age 19
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#417 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,035
Career timeline
21 entries2025
6th Cuban U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2241
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2241
at age 19 · −20 from today
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 18
Oct 2024
4th Cuban U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2209
Jan 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2221 → 2221
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 2184 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAliett Valdes BozaWFM
🇨🇺CUB·1927
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsAlain Otero MarinoIM
🇨🇺CUB·2352
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAriel Gonzalez Munoz
🇨🇺CUB·2057
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPedro Ernesto Perez Grinan
🇪🇸ESP·2056
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsAna Barbara Sierra CartayaWFM
🇨🇺CUB·2146
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings
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Cuba
#85
out of 535 players
Americas
#784
in continent
World
#7,103
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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World
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