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Palau Tapia, Derek
🇨🇺FIDE 3538664· Male· Cuba· Born in 2015
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Derek Palau Tapia, a 11-year-old Cuban player, is rated 1614. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearance: Eleazar Jimenez in Memoriam 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Rapido 1er Circuito IRT Arroyo Naranjo 2026) and 3 blitz events (including II Torneo Ajedrez Blitz de Parejas Mixtas) recently. His peak of 1670 was reached at age 10 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #20 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1614
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz1696
All-time high
1670
−56 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 10
Jun 2025 · age 10
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,669
#141,669 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
20th Cuban U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1614
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Cuban U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1670
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1599 → 1670
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1670
at age 10 · −56 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1611 → 1614
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
1W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #15 | 1558 | -56.4 |
Rankings
/
Cuba
#409
out of 535 players
Americas
#17,453
in continent
World
#141,659
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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