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Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek Alejand
FM🇨🇺FIDE 3530183· Male· Cuba· Born in 2008
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Derek Alejand Gonzalez Hernandez, a 18-year-old Cuban FIDE Master, is rated 2338 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +163 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026, Zonal Central Absoluto 2025, and Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Absoluto 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Francisco Martinez 2025 (A) Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto Blitz 2026) recently. He reached Cuban #40 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #5, #5, #6 and #6 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2338
Standard
Rpd2223·Blz2153
All-time high
2338
at best
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#153 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Cuban rank: #40
at age 18 · rated 2338
May 2026
3rd Cuban U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2338
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2338
at age 18
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
2210 → 2338
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
13/ 1968.4%
10W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #7 | 2413 | +71.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 8/10 | #1 | 2331 | +56.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLorena Beatriz Montejo BelloWFM
🇨🇺CUB·2115
+12 −4 =6
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmanda Maria Muniz GuevaraWFM
🇨🇺CUB·2140
+6 −6 =4
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarlos Ernesto Piedra Toboso
🇨🇺CUB·2098
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsOscar Luis Hernandez Sosa
🇨🇺CUB·2002
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYurislandy Hernandez Elias
🇨🇺CUB·2063
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#39
out of 535 players
Americas
#345
in continent
World
#2,988
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cuba
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| 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 |
| ... | ||
| 39 | 2,338 | |
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 |
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| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 345 | 2,338 | |
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 |
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| 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 |
| ... | ||
| 2988 | 2,338 | |