| Irisberto Herrera | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Cuba (until 2007) Spain (since 2007) |
| Born | December 7, 1968 |
| Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
| FIDE rating | 2420 (August 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2487 (July 1999) |
Irisberto Herrera (born December 7, 1968 in Cuba) is a Spanish-Cuban chess grandmaster. As of 2020 FIDE list his Elo rating was 2420. [1]
In 1986 he won Cuban Junior Chess and in 1996 he and Julio Becerra tied in the Cuban Chess Championship.
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