Top chess players in Cuba

The highest-rated active players from Cuba on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMCarlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera CUB	2605	+1	#143	2000
2	GMYusnel Bacallao Alonso CUB	2572	0	#218	1988
3	GMYasser Quesada Perez CUB	2547	0	#318	1992
4	GMYuri Gonzalez Vidal CUB	2530	0	#394	1981
5	GMJorge Roberto Elias Reyes CUB	2486	−19	#681	1999
6	GMOmar Almeida Quintana CUB	2463	−9	#881	1981
7	IMHenry Soto Hernandez CUB	2463	0	#882	1987
8	GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason CUB	2462	0	#892	1998
9	GMElier Miranda Mesa CUB	2461	+12	#902	1993
10	IMErnesto J. Fernandez Guillen CUB	2458	+5	#928	1994
11	GMErmes Espinosa Veloz CUB	2447	−13	#1055	1987
12	IMRoberto Carlos Gomez Ledo CUB	2432	−18	#1210	1985
13	GMLuis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez CUB	2427	0	#1274	1991
14	IMJose Avelino Alvarez Calzadilla CUB	2425	0	#1297	2002
15	GMAramis Alvarez Pedraza CUB	2423	−10	#1320	1988
16	IMJorge De Jesus Perez Marimon CUB	2422	+10	#1332	2003
17	IMLennis Martinez Ramirez CUB	2418	0	#1397	1993
18	GMLelys Stanley Martinez Duany CUB	2412	−28	#1479	1985
19	IMRider Diaz Murgada CUB	2411	0	#1495	1984
20	IMLuis Daniel Rodriguez Hernandez CUB	2408	+21	#1540	1996
21	IMMichel Alejandro Diaz Perez CUB	2406	0	#1577	1994
22	FMCesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez CUB	2399	0	#1718	1997
23	FMKemel Antonio Gallo Garcia CUB	2394	0	#1806	2003
24	FMKebert Solares Orozco CUB	2393	0	#1820	2004
25	IMAbel Fabian Lopez Gonzalez CUB	2375	0	#2164	1997
26	FMYans Richard Girones Barrios CUB	2373	0	#2212	1996
27	IMCristian Vitier Vazquez CUB	2373	+7	#2213	1993
28	FMAdrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez CUB	2367	0	#2335	2009
29	FMDexter Docampo Beltran CUB	2366	0	#2355	1999
30	IMDaniel Hidalgo Diaz CUB	2363	0	#2423	2008
31	FMRoberto Alejandro Ramos Silvera CUB	2357	0	#2545	2003
32	FMAlfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez CUB	2351	0	#2692	1993
33	GMJuan Borges Matos CUB	2340	−18	#2949	1966
34	FMDerek Alejand Gonzalez Hernandez CUB	2338	0	#2999	2008
35	FMRaymond Daniel Azahares Serrano CUB	2330	0	#3215	2007
36	IMFelipe Herrera Benitez CUB	2325	0	#3364	2010
37	FMCarlos Alberto Chavez Suarez CUB	2321	+17	#3457	1998
38	FMJavier Rodriguez Rodriguez CUB	2319	0	#3504	2000
39	IMAlain Otero Marino CUB	2314	−47	#3648	2005
40	FMFrancisco Olivares Canelles CUB	2313	0	#3674	1984
41	FMDaniel Evelio Saiz Rodriguez CUB	2312	−8	#3701	2001
42	FMBrayan Torres Valiente CUB	2310	0	#3765	2006
43	GMLuis Manuel Perez Rodriguez CUB	2309	0	#3802	1978
44	FMManuel Alejandro Pomares Diaz CUB	2308	0	#3838	1996
45	IMLeduard Manuel Gonzalez Soler CUB	2305	−16	#3939	2007
46	FMManuel Dario Ochoa de la Rosa CUB	2298	0	#4175	1994
47	Adrian Machado La Rosa CUB	2294	0	#4325	1995
48	IMCarlos Larduet Despaigne CUB	2293	+9	#4358	1968
49	IMLiordis Quesada Vera CUB	2290	+6	#4445	1983
50	IMYunier Leyva Rivera CUB	2286	0	#4566	1984
51	FMCarlos Rene Alvarez Fernandez CUB	2281	0	#4746	1993
52	IMPedro Morales Romero CUB	2279	+5	#4816	1982
53	IMAugusto Cesar Campos Jimenez CUB	2274	−13	#4991	1998
54	IMLuis Sieiro Gonzalez CUB	2271	0	#5099	1955
55	FMWilver Vargas Rodriguez CUB	2269	−12	#5181	1992
56	Dariel Morales Lezcano CUB	2268	0	#5220	2006
57	IMDiasmany Otero Acosta CUB	2267	−5	#5264	1979
58	FMYusuan A. Gutierrez Delgado CUB	2266	0	#5304	1988
59	FMRonniel Abraham Ramirez Cabreja CUB	2263	0	#5417	2007
60	IMFelix Manuel Gomez Fontal CUB	2260	0	#5546	1962
61	FMFanny Duarte Napoles CUB	2259	0	#5582	1983
62	David Alejan Calzadilla Gonzalez CUB	2258	0	#5624	2009
63	IMRodney Oscar Perez Garcia CUB	2255	0	#5724	1973
64	FMHector Luis Gil Alba CUB	2253	0	#5790	1979
65	WIMIneymig Hernandez Gil CUB	2252	+95	#5826	2004
66	Ibrain Fernandez Aguilera CUB	2252	0	#5827	2005
67	FMRene Humberto Perera Alfonso CUB	2251	0	#5872	1994
68	FMMarcos Antonio Morales Marmol CUB	2250	0	#5905	1998
69	FMHayler David Chavez Estevez CUB	2249	0	#5945	1998
70	Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti CUB	2239	0	#6360	2010
71	WGMMaritza Arribas Robaina CUB	2235	−22	#6536	1971
72	IMCesar Manuel Tamames Soria CUB	2232	−10	#6673	2008
73	Llirbel Anei Neira Garcia CUB	2232	0	#6674	2008
74	IMJorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez CUB	2231	0	#6729	1997
75	FMKadir Soria Delgado CUB	2230	0	#6775	1980
76	WGMYaniela Forgas Moreno CUB	2230	−19	#6776	1992
77	FMRamon A. Hernandez Fernandez CUB	2228	0	#6853	1985
78	WGMOleiny Linares Napoles CUB	2228	0	#6854	1983
79	WGMYerisbel Miranda Llanes CUB	2222	−29	#7141	1987
80	FMReynold Rafael Fernandez Mayola CUB	2220	0	#7235	1994
81	CMLorenzo Alberto Perez Alvarado CUB	2220	0	#7236	2005
82	FMRoberto Alvarez Ferreiro CUB	2217	0	#7373	1964
83	Ariel Machado La Rosa CUB	2215	0	#7484	1995
84	FMRonny Manuel Lafont Linares CUB	2215	0	#7485	2004
85	FMFelix Fuentes Dominguez CUB	2213	0	#7599	1978
86	Henry Alvarez Ruiz CUB	2211	0	#7701	1994
87	FMLuis Angel Lopez Vilier CUB	2210	0	#7764	1971
88	Hector Luis Fuentes De Feria CUB	2210		#7765	2006
89	FMOmar Garcia Martinez CUB	2209	0	#7813	1965
90	FMJeorling Yahytin Batista Suarez CUB	2209	0	#7814	1983
91	CMCarlos Julio Martinez Ruz CUB	2209	0	#7815	2005
92	Ariel Gallestey Calvo CUB	2207	0	#7913	1998
93	Yadel Alejandro Acosta Guerrero CUB	2205	0	#8024	2008
94	Eduardo Gonzalez Ramos CUB	2204	0	#8075	2000
95	FMJean Marco Cruz Mendez CUB	2204	−15	#8076	2005
96	FMEduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes CUB	2181		#8746	1968
97	WIMJinela de Cari Rodriguez Rivero CUB	2174	0	#8901	2009
98	WIMRoxangel Obregon Garcia CUB	2170	+10	#8964	2003
99	FMMichel Rene Machado Escanio CUB	2163		#9086	1984
100	Cesar Raul Gonzalez Xique CUB	2155		#9231	2008

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.