Holden Hernández Carmenate

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Carmenate.
Holden Hernández Carmenate
Hernández in 2009
CountryCuba (until 2013)
United States (since 2013)
Born (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Güines, Cuba
TitleGrandmaster (2007)
FIDE rating2479 (December 2024)
Peak rating2590 (January 2008)

Holden Hernández Carmenate is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In October 2006, Hernández achieved his final GM norm at the Open de Alca de Henares in Spain. He was later awarded the Grandmaster title in 2007.[1]

In 2011, Hernández was considered one of the top 10 players in Cuba.[2]

In September 2012, Hernández won the Óliver González Chess Memorial ahead of Martyn Kravtsiv and Andrey Vovk.[3]

In December 2013, Hernández transferred federations from Cuba to the United States.[4]

In February 2015, Hernández tied for first in the Texas Southwest Class Masters with Gata Kamsky, Yaroslav Zherebukh, and Anton Kovalyov, but lost to Kamsky on tiebreaks.[5]

Personal life

Hernández studied at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was the captain of the chess team.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ Mazorra, Luis (January 10, 2012). "Best Cuban chess players".
  3. ^ "GM Holden Hernandez winner in 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial". September 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Transfers in 2013".
  5. ^ Hater, David (February 22, 2015). "Texas sized Swiss – Four GMs tie for first in Southwest Class".
  6. ^ Root, Alexey (December 27, 2017). "Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess 2017".
  7. ^ "2016 UTD Fall FIDE Open". November 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chess Life Kids October 2017 Page 10".