Yuniesky Quesada
| Yuniesky Quesada | |
|---|---|
 2008 Chess Olympiad | |
| Full name | Yuniesky Quesada Pérez |
| Country | Cuba United States |
| Born | July 31, 1984 Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
| FIDE rating | 2591 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2655 (July 2014) |
Yuniesky Quesada Pérez (born in July 31, 1984) is a Cuban chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005. Quesada is the fourth Cuban chess player to surpass the 2600 Elo rating mark, which he did on the FIDE list of July 2010. His highest rating was 2655 in (July 2014).[1]
He won the Cuban Chess Championship in 2008 and 2011.
In April 2015, Quesada won the Philadelphia Open defeating runner up Ioan-Cristian Chirila.[2]
Quesada was awarded a Grandmaster title in 2005, an International Master title in 2003, and a FIDE master title in 2001. He is currently ranked 17th chess player in the U.S. (as of 4/13/2020)[3]
References
- ^ "Yuniesky Quesada Perez chess games and profile". Chess DB.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Yuniesky Quesada Perez wins Philadelphia Open on tie-break". chessdom.com. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
External links
- Yuniesky Quesada Perez chess games at 365Chess.com
- Yuniesky Quesada player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Artículo sobre su victoria en el Campeonato de Cuba, 2008. ChessBase (in Spanish).
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