Kevel Oliva Castañeda

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

Kevel Oliva Castañeda is a Cuban chess grandmaster.

Kevel Oliva Castañeda
Country	Cuba
Born	(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 31) Matanzas, Cuba
Title	Grandmaster (2017)[1]
FIDE rating	2459 (August 2025)
Peak rating	2516 (June 2018)

Chess career

In July 2014, he played in the Barbera del Valles, where he tied for fourth place and earned his final IM norm.^[2]

In August 2014, he played in the Badalona Open, where he finished 9th. Previously, he had achieved IM norms in all five tournaments he played in the Catalan circuit, a GM norm in Sant Marti, and winning the Sitges Open.^[3]