In February 2025, he won the Cuban Chess Championship with an undefeated score of 7/10.[2] This was the first time since 1999 that the national championship was won by an IM rather than a GM.
In January 2026, he tied for 3rd place with seven other players (including five grandmasters) in the Temuco International Chess Tournament.[3] Later that month, he had a perfect start in the first six rounds of the Floripa Open, co-leading with grandmaster André Diamant. He finished the tournament with 8/10, earning his final GM norm.[4][5]
He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2026, after achieving his norms at the:[1]
- Guillermo Garcia in Memoriam in May 2023
- LVII Capablanca in Memoriam Open in May 2024
- Brazil Chess Series Floripa in January 2026