Yuri González Vidal Explained

Country:	Cuba
Birth Date:	12 January 1981
Birth Place:	Marianao, Cuba^[1]
Grandmaster (2008)
Peakrating:	2567 (April 2019)
Fideid:	3503321

Yuri González Vidal (born 12 January 1981) is a Cuban chess player. He received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in November 2008.^[2] González Vidal competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017.^[3] In team events, he has represented Cuba in the Chess Olympiad in 2014 and the World Team Chess Championship in 2015.

In 2018, Gonzalez tied for first place at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title Applications - 79th FIDE Congress, 16-26 November 2008, Dresden, GER - Grandmaster (GM) - Gonzales Vidal, Yuri (CUB) . . 2017-07-09.
2. Web site: Titles approved at the 79th FIDE Congress which was held 16-26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany . 2008-12-04 . . 2017-07-09 . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606144628/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3583--titles-approved-at-the-79th-fide-congress- . dead .
3. Web site: FIDE World Cup 2017 . Crowther . Mark . 2017-09-03 . . 2017-09-11.