Yuniesky Quesada Explained

Yuniesky Quesada
Birthname:Yuniesky Quesada Pérez
Country:Cuba (until 2019)
United States (since 2019)
Birth Date:31 July 1984
Birth Place:Santa Clara, Cuba
Grandmaster (2005)
Peakrating:2655 (July 2014)
Peakranking:No. 96 (July 2014)
Fideid:3504409

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]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-02-12. Yuniesky Quesada se corona en campeonato nacional de ajedrez. 2020-07-28. www.juventudrebelde.cu. es.
  2. Web site: Yuniesky Quesada Perez wins Philadelphia Open on tie-break. chessdom.com. 2015-04-08. 2018-06-26.