Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto 2026
SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 12 Feb 2026 in La Habana, Cuba. 25 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2439, and top seed was Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2507).
Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2437) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ermes Espinosa Veloz (6.5) and Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes (6.0). Martinez Duany took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Bryan Leon Infante (2148) beat Leduard Manuel Gonzalez Soler (IM, 2356), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇨🇺La Habana, Cuba
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 12 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 25
GM×8
IM×10
FM×7
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇺Cuba×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany drew with GM Ermes Espinosa Veloz (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMLelys Stanley Martinez Duany | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2GMErmes Espinosa Veloz | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMJorge Roberto Elias Reyes | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4GMOmar Almeida Quintana | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinez Duany, Lelys StanleyGM | 2437 | CUB | +9B | =7N | +5B | +4B | =3N | =2B | =6N | +10B | +15N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 37.00 | 2639 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Espinosa Veloz, ErmesGM | 2461 | CUB | +23N | +19B | =4N | =3B | =7B | =1N | +8B | =6N | +5B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 32.50 | 2565 | +12.6 |
| 3 | Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoGM | 2507 | CUB | +14B | =6N | +17B | =2N | =1B | =7N | +4B | =5N | =9B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 31.75 | 2534 | +3.3 |
| 4 | Almeida Quintana, OmarGM | 2461 | CUB | +27B | +5N | =2B | −1N | +9B | =10N | −3N | +21B | =6B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 25.00 | 2481 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Perez Rodriguez, Cesar AlejandroFM | 2364 | CUB | +24B | −4B | −1N | +14N | +17B | +16N | +7B | =3B | −2N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.50 | 2490 | +31.2 |
| 6 | Miranda Mesa, ElierGM | 2442 | CUB | +26B | =3B | +25N | −7N | +12B | =8N | =1B | =2B | =4N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 25.00 | 2460 | +3.1 |
| 7 | Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroGM | 2464 | CUB | +13N | =1B | =18N | +6B | =2N | =3B | −5N | =8B | =10N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 27.25 | 2447 | -2.3 |
| 8 | Solares Orozco, KebertFM | 2365 | CUB | −19N | +11B | +20N | =15B | +18N | =6B | −2N | =7N | =16B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 22.75 | 2402 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFM | 2266 | CUB | −1N | =13B | +26N | +20B | −4N | =23B | +22N | =15B | =3N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 19.50 | 2417 | +71.6 |
| 10 | Diaz Perez, Michel AlejandroIM | 2440 | CUB | =28N | =25B | −15N | +19B | +23N | =4B | +11B | −1N | =7B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 2372 | -7.8 |
| 11 | Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIM | 2252 | CUB | =16B | −8N | =14B | +24N | +22B | =15B | −10N | +20B | =13N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 2384 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Larduet Despaigne, CarlosIM | 2263 | CUB | =20N | =15B | +19N | =18B | −6N | =13B | =24B | =16N | +21N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 2373 | +26.2 |
| 13 | Almaguel Mendez, Adrian JesusFM | 2352 | CUB | −7B | =9N | +27B | −22N | +25B | =12N | =16B | +17N | =11B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 18.25 | 2349 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Azahares Serrano, Raymond DanielFM | 2356 | CUB | −3N | =26B | =11N | −5B | −19N | +28B | +27N | +22B | +18N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 2352 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Hidalgo Diaz, DanielIM | 2365 | CUB | =22B | =12N | +10B | =8N | =16B | =11N | =17B | =9N | −1B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 21.00 | 2339 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Borges Matos, JuanGM | 2365 | CUB | =11N | −18B | +28N | +25B | =15N | −5B | =13N | =12B | =8N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 2296 | -8.4 |
| 17 | Diaz Murgada, RiderIM | 2427 | CUB | =18N | +28B | −3N | =23B | −5N | +19B | =15N | −13B | =20N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 13.00 | 2298 | -15.3 |
| 18 | Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIM | 2265 | CUB | =17B | +16N | =7B | =12N | −8B | =22N | −21B | +24N | −14B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 16.25 | 2294 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Calzadilla Gonzalez, David Alejan | 2231 | CUB | +8B | −2N | −12B | −10N | +14B | −17N | =25B | =26N | +24B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 2288 | +26.8 |
| 20 | Rodriguez Hernandez, Luis DanielIM | 2385 | CUB | =12B | =22N | −8B | −9N | =24B | +25N | +23B | −11N | =17B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 2232 | -18.1 |
| 21 | Gonzalez Soler, Leduard ManuelIM | 2356 | CUB | −25N | −23B | =24N | =26B | +28N | +27B | +18N | −4N | −12B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.75 | 2245 | -26.6 |
| 22 | Batista Suarez, Jeorling YahytinFM | 2232 | CUB | =15N | =20B | =23N | +13B | −11N | =18B | −9B | −14N | =27N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 2241 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Perez Rodriguez, Luis ManuelGM | 2316 | CUB | −2B | +21N | =22B | =17N | −10B | =9N | −20N | =25B | =26N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 12.75 | 2256 | -7.4 |
| 24 | Martinez Ruz, Carlos Julio | 2208 | CUB | −5N | =27N | =21B | −11B | =20N | +26B | =12N | −18B | −19N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 10.00 | 2182 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Leon Infante, Bryan | 2148 | CUB | +21B | =10N | −6B | −16N | −13N | −20B | =19N | =23N | F | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 10.25 | 2220 | +25.6 |
| 26 | Ochoa de la Rosa, Manuel DarioFM | 2313 | CUB | −6N | =14N | −9B | =21N | =27B | −24N | F | =19B | =23B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.25 | 2173 | -15.0 |
| 27 | Gomez Fontal, Felix ManuelIM | 2335 | CUB | −4N | =24B | −13N | =28B | =26N | −21N | −14B | F | =22B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 2128 | -21.6 |
| 28 | Morales Romero, PedroIM | 2286 | CUB | =10B | −17N | −16B | =27N | −21B | −14N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 2107 | -12.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFMCUB+71.65.0 pts · #7
- 2Perez Rodriguez, Cesar AlejandroFMCUB+31.25.5 pts · #5
- 3Calzadilla Gonzalez, David AlejanCUB+26.84.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Gonzalez Soler, Leduard ManuelIMCUB-26.64.0 pts · #17
- 2Gomez Fontal, Felix ManuelIMCUB-21.62.0 pts · #27
- 3Rodriguez Hernandez, Luis DanielIMCUB-18.14.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+208 Elo gap
- R1+134 Elo gap
- R8+133 Elo gap