Campeonato de Cuba Absoluto Blitz 2026
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 04 Feb 2026 in La Habana, Cuba. 23 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2424, and top seed was Omar Almeida Quintana (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2489).
Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2246) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Omar Almeida Quintana (6.5) and Elier Miranda Mesa (6.0). Perez Rodriguez clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: David Alejan Calzadilla Gonzalez (2142) beat Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany (GM, 2445), a +303-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
GM Omar Almeida Quintana takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
FM Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez beat GM Omar Almeida Quintana (Black).
FM Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez 7 wins (R3–R9)GM Omar Almeida Quintana 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMCesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2GMOmar Almeida Quintana | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3IMDaniel Hidalgo Diaz | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4GMElier Miranda Mesa | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perez Rodriguez, Cesar AlejandroFM | 2246 | CUB | −11B | −5N | +17B | +12N | +21N | +13B | +7B | +3N | +2N | 7.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 34.00 | 2598 | +80.8 |
| 2 | Almeida Quintana, OmarGM | 2489 | CUB | +12B | +14N | +10B | =7N | +22B | =4N | =3B | +5N | −1B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 31.75 | 2509 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Miranda Mesa, ElierGM | 2438 | CUB | +16B | +25N | −7B | +10N | =5B | +8N | =2N | −1B | +11N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 28.75 | 2433 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Hidalgo Diaz, DanielIM | 2463 | CUB | +19B | −10N | +12B | =20N | +6B | =2B | +14N | +7N | −5B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 28.75 | 2455 | +0.1 |
| 5 | Rodriguez Hernandez, Luis DanielIM | 2338 | CUB | −20N | +1B | +16N | =21B | =3N | +24B | +11N | −2B | +4N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 30.00 | 2461 | +15.0 |
| 6 | Martinez Duany, Lelys StanleyGM | 2445 | CUB | +22N | =15B | +20N | −8B | −4N | +21B | =9N | +18B | +7B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 23.00 | 2434 | +0.1 |
| 7 | Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroGM | 2486 | CUB | +13N | +21B | +3N | =2B | +8N | +9B | −1N | −4B | −6N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 27.75 | 2437 | -4.5 |
| 8 | Calzadilla Gonzalez, David Alejan | 2142 | CUB | +24N | =9B | +15N | +6N | −7B | −3B | +23N | −11B | +14N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 23.75 | 2445 | +137.6 |
| 9 | Borges Matos, JuanGM | 2405 | CUB | −10B | =8N | +19B | +13N | +20B | −7N | =6B | =12N | +16B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 23.50 | 2353 | -5.0 |
| 10 | Ochoa de la Rosa, Manuel DarioFM | 2247 | CUB | +9N | +4B | −2N | −3B | −11B | −23N | +13N | +20B | +12B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 23.50 | 2376 | +30.0 |
| 11 | Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoGM | 2380 | CUB | +1N | −20B | −21N | +15B | +10N | +22N | −5B | +8N | −3B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 25.00 | 2301 | -18.6 |
| 12 | Sieiro Gonzalez, LuisIM | 2271 | CUB | −2N | +23B | −4N | −1B | +17N | +20B | +22N | =9B | −10N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 15.75 | 2311 | +4.7 |
| 13 | Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIM | 2267 | CUB | −7B | =26N | +25B | −9B | +15N | −1N | −10B | +23B | +18N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 14.50 | 2272 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Perez Rodriguez, Luis ManuelGM | 2347 | CUB | +23N | −2B | −22N | =16B | +25N | +18B | −4B | +24N | −8B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 14.25 | 2299 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Azahares Serrano, Raymond DanielFM | 2247 | CUB | +17B | =6N | −8B | −11N | −13B | +19N | −18N | +26B | +23N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 2281 | +8.2 |
| 16 | Leon Valdes, Jony WilsonIM | 2247 | CUB | −3N | +24B | −5B | =14N | −18B | +25B | +21N | +22B | −9N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 2334 | +21.2 |
| 17 | Gonzalez Soler, Leduard ManuelIM | 2413 | CUB | −15N | −22B | −1N | −23N | −12B | +26N | +19B | +21B | +20N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 11.50 | 2171 | -27.3 |
| 18 | Diaz Perez, Michel AlejandroIM | 2377 | CUB | −25B | =19N | +26B | −22B | +16N | −14N | +15B | −6N | −13B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 12.75 | 2177 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Batista Suarez, Jeorling YahytinFM | 2256 | CUB | −4N | =18B | −9N | +26B | −24N | −15B | −17N | +25B | +22N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 2225 | -8.0 |
| 20 | Martinez Ruz, Carlos Julio | 2095 | CUB | +5B | +11N | −6B | =4B | −9N | −12N | =24B | −10N | −17B | 3.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 15.50 | 2242 | +28.0 |
| 21 | Morales Romero, PedroIM | 2318 | CUB | +26B | −7N | +11B | =5N | −1B | −6N | −16B | −17N | =25B | 3.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 11.25 | 2187 | -15.5 |
| 22 | Obregon Garcia, RoxangelWIM | 2248 | CUB | −6B | +17N | +14B | +18N | −2N | −11B | −12B | −16N | −19B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 12.00 | 2233 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Hernandez Gil, IneymigWIM | 2190 | CUB | −14B | −12N | −24N | +17B | +26N | +10B | −8B | −13N | −15B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 2134 | -13.4 |
| 24 | Yanes Canizares, AlejandroFM | 2344 | CUB | −8B | −16N | +23B | =25N | +19B | −5N | =20N | −14B | −26N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 9.25 | 2082 | -30.8 |
| 25 | Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFM | 2195 | CUB | +18N | −3B | −13N | =24B | −14B | −16N | =26B | −19N | =21N | 2.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 7.50 | 2129 | -33.2 |
| 26 | Leon Infante, Bryan | 2057 | CUB | −21N | =13B | −18N | −19N | −23B | −17B | =25N | −15N | +24B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 2070 | +2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Calzadilla Gonzalez, David AlejanCUB+137.65.5 pts · #8
- 2Perez Rodriguez, Cesar AlejandroFMCUB+80.87.0 pts · #1
- 3Ochoa de la Rosa, Manuel DarioFMCUB+30.05.0 pts · #10
- 1Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFMCUB-33.22.5 pts · #25
- 2Yanes Canizares, AlejandroFMCUB-30.83.0 pts · #23
- 3Gonzalez Soler, Leduard ManuelIMCUB-27.34.0 pts · #17
- R4+303 Elo gap
- R9+287 Elo gap
- R2+285 Elo gap