FIDE Master (2004); International Master (2008); Grandmaster (2015). Commonly known as "Pepe Cuenca."
He began to excel in the championships by age being champion of Spain on several occasions: in 2003 under-16 champion in Mondariz and in 2005 U-18 champion in Mondariz.
He participated in four World Cups by age remaining in the four between position 30 and 40 (U-12 Oropesa 1999, U-14 Oropesa 2001, U-16 Halkidiki 2003 and U-18 Belfort 2005).
He has been absolute champion of Andalusia in 2005, and in the championships by ages he has been champion of Andalusia in the under-12 categories in 1999, in under-14 in 2000 and 2001, in under-16 in 2002 and 2003, in under-18 in 2000 and 2005. He also won the Andalusian Under-16 Cup in 2000.
Champion of Spain of Autonomous Selections in 2001, representing the Andalusian Chess Federation. Runner-up of Andalusia by Teams of Division of Honor in 2005 with the team of the Chess Club Caja Granada.
At the age of 19 he won his title of MI (FIDE International Master) and in 2015 that of GM(International Grandmaster), by achieving his last norm in the German Bundesliga.
As a coach, Pepe holds the title of FIDE Trainer.
He won the International Open of La Roda in 2011. Pepe Cuenca has participated in the following European leagues: Spanish, German, French, Italian, English, Swedish, Danish and Portuguese.
Pepe Cuenca is a Civil Engineer from the University of Granada (2005-2010).
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