Jimenez Leyva, Diego

Diego Jimenez Leyva, a 14-year-old Cuban player, is rated 2048 — just 7 short of his peak of 2055 (Feb 2026, age 14) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +228 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, 2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over, and 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 rapid (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Rapido - U 14 Absoluto) and 2 blitz events (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 14 Absoluto) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023.

At junior level, he reached #2, #7 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.