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Almaguel Mendez, Adrian Jesus
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3529983· Male· Cuba· Born in 2009
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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
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2352 → 2351
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
22.5/ 3564.3%
18W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/9 | #42 | 2288 | -13.0 |
Team | Jun 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2439 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 2345 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7/10 | #2 | 2333 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeduard Manuel Gonzalez SolerIM
🇨🇺CUB·2329
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDennys Ordunez EcharteFM
🇨🇺CUB·2177
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniel Hidalgo DiazIM
🇨🇺CUB·2370
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsEdrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti
🇨🇺CUB·2230
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsDerek Alejand Gonzalez HernandezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2338
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Cuba
#34
out of 535 players
Americas
#309
in continent
World
#2,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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