Fidel Corrales Jimenez (born July 7, 1987) is an American chess Grandmaster.
| Fidel Corrales Jimenez | |
|---|---|
 Jimenez in 2009 | |
| Country | Cuba (until 2014) United States (since 2014) |
| Born | July 7, 1987 Pinar del Rio, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2549 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2617 (December 2012) |
Chess career edit
In 2009 Jimenez shared first place with Alexander Shabalov in the American Continental Chess Championship.[1]
He played in the Chess World Cup 2009 and Chess World Cup 2011, in both cases representing the Cuban Chess Federation, being defeated by Alexander Areshchenko and Judit Polgár, respectively, in the first rounds. In 2023, Jimenez won the World Chess Open in Philadelphia.
References edit
- ^ "Continental Absolute Chess Championship Americas 2009". Chessdom. 2009-08-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
External links edit
- Fidel Corrales Jimenez rating card at FIDE
- Fidel Corrales Jimenez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
