Yusnel Bacallao Alonso

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

Yusnel Bacallao Alonso (born 21 June 1988) is a Cuban chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012.^[1]

Yusnel Bacallao Alonso
Country	Cuba
Born	(1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 37) Matanzas, Cuba
Title	Grandmaster (2012)
FIDE rating	2564 (August 2025)
Peak rating	2605 (January 2018)

Chess career

He played in the Chess World Cup 2017, where he was defeated in the first round by Vladimir Fedoseev.

Alonso is ranked 2nd best chess player in Cuba. (May 2020)