Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (born 26 December 2000) is a Cuban

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player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by

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in 2019. As of August 2023, he is ranked third in Cuba.

Career

In 2018, he won the 30th Carlos Torre Memorial, finishing with 7/9 points and beating Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany, Yuri González Vidal, and

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on tie-break. In 2009, he won the 31st

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, again scoring 7/9 points and beating on tie-break Luis Fernando Ibarra Chami, Elier Miranda Mesa, and

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. In 2022, he won the Zonal 2.3 tournament in

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with a score of 7.5/9. He played in the

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, where he was defeated by

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in the first round. He has also played in the

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, losing to

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in the first round, and the

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, where he defeated Alisher Suleymenov in the first round but lost to

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in the second round.

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Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
chess games at 365Chess.com * * 2000 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Cuban chess players Sportspeople from Camagüey {{Cuba-chess-bio-stub