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Espinosa Castaneda, Ronald Manuel
🇨🇺FIDE 3535088· Male· Cuba· Born in 2011
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Ronald Manuel Espinosa Castaneda, a 15-year-old Cuban player, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 13 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Absoluto, Torneo La Villa 2026 Abierto, and Zonal Oriental Absoluto 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Blitz Absoluto) and 9 blitz events (including Blitz Zonal Oriental 2025) recently. His peak of 2134 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, he reached #6, #3 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2057
Standard
Rpd2050·Blz2113
All-time high
2134
−77 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 14
Mar 2025 · age 14
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#857 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
9 entries2026
6th Cuban U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2087
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 2134
at age 14 · −77 from today
Mar 2025
3rd Cuban U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2131
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+430 Elo)
1701 → 2131
Jan 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2055 → 2057
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
23.5/ 3861.8%
17W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 1982 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 2095 | +19.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/11 | #8 | 2087 | +13.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2040 | -1.2 |
Worst Elo result: XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Absoluto (-30.0 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCristian De Jesus Tenst Fong
🇨🇺CUB·1977
+13 −8 =8
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFidel Ern Santiesteban Campuzano
🇨🇺CUB·1787
+4 −6 =7
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBrayan Torres ValienteFM
🇨🇺CUB·2268
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRafael Clark Bell
🇨🇺CUB·1811
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEliosmel Ortega Falcon
🇨🇺CUB·1736
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Cuba
#161
out of 535 players
Americas
#2,079
in continent
World
#19,924
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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