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Herrera Benitez, Felipe
IM🇨🇺FIDE 3532844· Male· Cuba· Born in 2010
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Felipe Herrera Benitez, a 16-year-old Cuban International Master, is rated 2276 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Homenaje a las Madres 2026, Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, and Torneo La Villa 2026 por Equipos. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 5 blitz events (including II Torneo Ajedrez Blitz de Parejas Mixtas) recently. He reached Cuban #74 in Oct 2025.
Earned a GM norm at Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026. At junior level, he reached World #80 in U14 and #2, #3 and #3 nationally in U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2276
Standard
Rpd2045·Blz2239
All-time high
2276
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#197 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Peak Cuban rank: #74
at age 15 · rated 2236
Oct 2025
2nd Cuban U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2236
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
80th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2238
Sep 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
2192 → 2276
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
36/ 5664.3%
29W14D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2325 | +53.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2293 | +46.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 2205 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #7 | 2199 | -18.9 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/10 | #5 | 2087 | -67.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 8/7 | #5 | 2745 | +44.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRonniel Abraham Ramirez CabrejaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2341
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavid Alejan Calzadilla Gonzalez
🇨🇺CUB·2258
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLlirbel Anei Neira Garcia
🇨🇺CUB·2255
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOsiel Alberto Alonso OrtaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2191
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIneymig Hernandez GilWIM
🇨🇺CUB·2166
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#59
out of 535 players
Americas
#544
in continent
World
#4,881
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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