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Macias Acosta, Liam Barbaro
🇨🇺FIDE 3530345· Male· Cuba· Born in 2009
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Liam Barbaro Macias Acosta, a 17-year-old Cuban player, is rated 1988 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: Atenas de Cuba Matanzas 2026 and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. U1900. Also played 3 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #20, #25, #18 and #13 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1593·Blz1912
All-time high
1988
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
20th Cuban U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1988
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1988
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
25th Cuban U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1852
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1404 → 1765
Apr 2024
100 career games
at age 15
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. U1900perf 2505 (+625) · 6/5 · #8
Evolution
+154
1834 → 1988
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
12.5/ 1773.5%
10W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 6.5/10 | #3 | 2075 | +107.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #8 | 2505 | +46.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Daniel Gonzalez Fajardo
🇨🇺CUB·1957
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHaden Zuaznabal DuarteWIM
🇨🇺CUB·2007
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRonald Jorge Romeo
🇨🇺CUB·1853
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsBrayan Tapanes Barroso
🇨🇺CUB·1882
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsElio Eddys Garcia Cabrera
🇨🇺CUB·1752
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Cuba
#210
out of 535 players
Americas
#3,110
in continent
World
#29,456
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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