Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez

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

Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez
Country	Cuba
Born	(1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Title	Grandmaster (2018)[1]
FIDE rating	2535 (January 2025)
Peak rating	2581 (October 2024)

Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez is a Cuban chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In January 2020, Quesada started with 6 wins out of 6 games in the Open International Tournament.^[2]

In February 2023, Quesada finished fourth in the Cuban Chess Championship, after losing to Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera on tiebreaks for second place.^[3]

In May 2023, Quesada finished third in the 56th Capablanca Memorial, behind winner Jonas Buhl Bjerre and runner-up Alexandr Fier.^[4]

In July 2023, Quesada finished second on board 2 in the rapid portion of the Central American and Caribbean Games.^[5]

Quesada competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Emre Can in the first round.

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. "Ajedrecista cubano suma seis victorias en el Torneo Internacional Abierto de Praga". January 15, 2020.
3. "Elier Miranda wins 2023 Cuban Championship". February 13, 2023.
4. Crowther, Mark (May 4, 2023). "56th Capablanca Memorial 2023".
5. "Winners crowned at the inaugural chess event of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games". July 6, 2023.