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Cubas, Jose
GM🇵🇾FIDE 3700267· Male· Paraguay· Born in 1981
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Jose Cubas, a 45-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2416 and ranked 4th among PAR players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, and Brasilia Chess Open STD 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 8 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2550 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2013, World #416 at the time); he spent 58 months in top 3.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 30), IM in 2003 (age 22), and FM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2416
Standard
Rpd2450·Blz2450
All-time high
2550
−134 pts below
Mar 2013 · age 32
Mar 2013 · age 32
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · PAR players · of 367
58 months in National top 3 (2002–2019)
58 months in National top 3 (2002–2019)
Career timeline
22 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2408 → returned at 2410
Nov 2024
2022
73rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2483
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2469 → returned at 2483
Dec 2019
58 months in national top 3
longest streak 19 months · since Jan 2002
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 37
Sep 2018
2013
Peak World rank: #416
at age 32 · rated 2550
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2408 → 2416
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
24.5/ 3374.2%
21W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #6 | 2315 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #6 | 2467 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #9 | 2236 | -5.7 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2423 | +2.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNeuris Delgado RamirezGM
🇵🇾PAR·2512
+6 −12 =22
40 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAndres Rodriguez VilaGM
🇺🇾URU·2422
+4 −13 =14
31 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAxel BachmannGM
🇵🇾PAR·2582
+2 −8 =17
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAlexandr FierGM
🇧🇷BRA·2578
+11 −10 =4
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRoberto Junio Brito MolinaIM
🇧🇷BRA·2396
+12 −5 =6
23 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Paraguay
#4
out of 433 players
Americas
#165
in continent
World
#1,412
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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