Holden Hernández Carmenate is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster.
| Holden Hernández Carmenate | |
|---|---|
 Hernández in 2009 | |
| Country | Cuba (until 2013) United States (since 2013) |
| Born | August 10, 1984[1] Güines, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2479 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2590 (January 2008) |
Chess career
editIn 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
editHernández studied at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was the captain of the chess team.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
- ^ Mazorra, Luis (January 10, 2012). "Best Cuban chess players".
- ^ "GM Holden Hernandez winner in 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial". September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Transfers in 2013".
- ^ Hater, David (February 22, 2015). "Texas sized Swiss – Four GMs tie for first in Southwest Class".
- ^ Root, Alexey (December 27, 2017). "Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess 2017".
- ^ "2016 UTD Fall FIDE Open". November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Chess Life Kids October 2017 Page 10".
