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Yuniesky Quesada

Yuniesky Quesada

Cuban chess grandmaster (born 1984)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quesada and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Yuniesky Quesada Pérez (born July 31, 1984) is a Cuban-American 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]

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

Family

His younger brother, Yasser Quesada Pérez, is also a Grandmaster.

References

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