Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez is a Cuban

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grandmaster.

Chess career

In January 2020, Quesada started with 6 wins out of 6 games in the Open International Tournament. In February 2023, Quesada finished fourth in the Cuban Chess Championship, after losing to Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany and

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on tiebreaks for second place. In May 2023, Quesada finished third in the 56th Capablanca Memorial, behind winner

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and runner-up

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

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, where he was defeated by Emre Can in the first round.

References

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