Yuri González Vidal

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

Yuri González Vidal
González at the 2011 Andorra Open
CountryCuba
Born (1981-01-12) 12 January 1981 (age 44)
Marianao, Cuba[1]
TitleGrandmaster (2008)
FIDE rating2525 (January 2025)
Peak rating2567 (April 2019)

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.

References

  1. ^ "Title Applications - 79th FIDE Congress, 16-26 November 2008, Dresden, GER - Grandmaster (GM) - Gonzales Vidal, Yuri (CUB)". FIDE.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Titles approved at the 79th FIDE Congress which was held 16-26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany". FIDE.com. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ Crowther, Mark (3 September 2017). "FIDE World Cup 2017". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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