Yuniesky Quesada

Yuniesky Quesada Pérez (born July 31, 1984) is a Cuban chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005. Quesada is the fourth Cuban to surpass the 2600 Elo rating mark, which he did on the FIDE list of July 2010. He won the Cuban Chess Championship in 2008 and 2011.[1]

Yuniesky Quesada
2008 Chess Olympiad
Full nameYuniesky Quesada Pérez
CountryCuba
United States
Born (1984-07-31) July 31, 1984
Villa Clara Province, Cuba
TitleGrandmaster (2005)
FIDE rating2593 (February 2021)
Peak rating2655 (July 2014)

In April 2015, Quesada won the Philadelphia Open edging out Ioan-Cristian Chirila on tiebreak score.[2]

References

  1. "Yuniesky Quesada se corona en campeonato nacional de ajedrez". www.juventudrebelde.cu (in Spanish). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  2. "Yuniesky Quesada Perez wins Philadelphia Open on tie-break". chessdom.com. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-26.


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