Aramis Alvarez Pedraza

Aramís Álvarez Pedraza was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in 1988. He won gold in the under-sixteen division of Cuba’s National School Games in 2003 and finished runner-up in the national youth championship the following year. His early international master norms came at the Capablanca Memorial. After winning the Cuenca Open in 2009, he won the San Sebastián international open in 2010 and completed his final grandmaster norm there. He received the GM title that year. His club career included playing for Lleida in Spanish and Catalan team competitions. In 2011 he finished third in the Capablanca Memorial’s Premier group, placing highest among the Cuban participants.