Format
AM
Almaguel Mendez, Adrian Jesus
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3529983· Male· Cuba· Born in 2009
Follow Adrian Jesus Almaguel MendezTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Adrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez, a 17-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2351 — just 2 short of his peak of 2353 (Sep 2025, age 16) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026, Zonal Occidental Absoluto 2025, and Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Absoluto 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 2 blitz events (including II Torneo Ajedrez Blitz de Parejas Mixtas) recently. He reached Cuban #33 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #72 in U16, World #61 in U12, World #15 in U10 and #2 and #1 nationally in U18 and U14.
Current rating
2351
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz2203
All-time high
2353
−2 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#134 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
15 entries2026
2nd Cuban U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2351
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Cuban rank: #33
at age 16 · rated 2353
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2353
at age 16 · −2 from today
Sep 2025
72nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2352
Jun 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
May 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2352 → 2351
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
18/ 2864.3%
13W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 2345 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7/10 | #2 | 2333 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2339 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeduard Manuel Gonzalez SolerIM
🇨🇺CUB·2329
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDennys Ordunez EcharteFM
🇨🇺CUB·2177
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Hidalgo DiazIM
🇨🇺CUB·2370
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEdrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti
🇨🇺CUB·2230
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDerek Alejand Gonzalez HernandezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2338
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Cuba
#34
out of 535 players
Americas
#309
in continent
World
#2,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
| 1 | 🇨🇺Follow Carlos Daniel Albornoz CabreraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,592 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺Follow Yusnel Bacallao AlonsoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,572 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺Follow Yasser Quesada PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,558 |
| 4 | 🇨🇺Follow Yuri Gonzalez VidalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,530 |
| 5 | 🇨🇺Follow Jorge Roberto Elias ReyesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,508 |
| 6 | 🇨🇺Follow Renier Vazquez IgarzaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,494 |
| 7 | 🇨🇺Follow Luis Lazaro Aguero JimenezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,475 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺Follow Ermes Espinosa VelozTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,473 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Follow Dylan Isidro Berdayes AsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇨🇺Follow Lelys Stanley Martinez DuanyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,455 |
| ... | ||
| 34 | 2,351 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 309 | 2,351 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 2675 | 2,351 | |