Dominguez Perez, LeinierAge 41


Source: zimbio.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2738.0
Live Rank
#18
FIDE Rating
2738
World Rank
#18
United States of America Rank
#5
FIDE Peak Rating
2768 - May 2014 (Age 30)
FIDE Peak Rank
#8 (2752) - Jan 2024 (Age 40)
Rapid
2708 World #17, Peak 2826 (Dec 2017)
Blitz
2630 World #78, Peak 2796 (Jan 2017)
Born
23 Sep 1983
Havana, Cuba
FIDE ID 3503240
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Active Years:
1996 - 2025
Total Games:
2320
Wins:
749 (32%)
Losses:
421 (18%)
Draws:
1150 (50%)
Total score:
57%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2691
White:
C67 Ruy Lopez (69 games)
B90 Sicilian Defense (65 games)
C54 Italian Game (61 games)
Black:
B90 Sicilian Defense (63 games)
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted (44 games)
C42 Russian Game (39 games)

Is it possible to imagine a top-10 player who has never won a major event, never seriously competed for the World Crown, sometimes didn't even play for years, yet is still respected and valued by everyone?

Leinier Dominguez-Perez was born on September 23, 1983 in Havana. He learned to play chess at the age of 7. Considered a top young talent, he achieved his first grandmaster norm at 15 and received his GM title at 17. Just a year later, Leinier won the first of five Cuban Championships and a major open tournament in Esbjerg. His first notable success came when he reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 World Knockout Championship, where he lost to Radjabov in the tie-break.

In the following years, the Cuban marked his presence with some impressive victories – in Havana, Barcelona, and Biel and then made headlines by winning the 2008 World Blitz Championship in Almaty. Dominguez only managed to qualify at the last moment but scored 11.5/15 and outperformed Ivanchuk, Svidler and Grischuk. He continued to play strongly in rapid, once reaching the 3rd position in the world.

Dominguez's next major success came in 2013 when he won the FIDE Grand Prix stage in Thessaloniki, and in 2016, he shared 2nd-4th places in Dortmund. At the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, representing the Cuban team, he achieved the 2nd best result on the first board. In total, Leinier led his national team eight times before switching to representing the USA in 2018. He made this decision after becoming Caruana's second in the World Championship match against Carlsen. In 2007, he was Leko's second and informally he has provided analytical support to many of the world's top chess players. Additionally, he authored several popular books and, for a time, recorded lectures for an educational channel.

Dominguez came close to winning the U.S. Championship twice, finishing 2nd in 2019 and 3rd in 2022. And in 2023, stepping in at the last moment to replace Ding Liren, who had withdrawn, he managed to secure second place at the Sinquefield Cup without any preparation.

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
2766
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26301-054London15 Jun 2025board
2
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2630
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
27661/2-1/243London15 Jun 2025board
3
Pranav, V.
2592
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26301/2-1/225London15 Jun 2025board
4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2630
Bronstein, Or
24191/2-1/263London14 Jun 2025board
5
McShane, Luke J
2591
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26300-156London14 Jun 2025board
6
Rushbrooke, Remy
1984
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26300-162London14 Jun 2025board
7
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2630
Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav
18981-051London14 Jun 2025board
8
Sarana, Alexey
2699
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26301-058London14 Jun 2025board
9
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2630
Wanyama, Harold
21791-051London14 Jun 2025board
10
Yu, Rock
1968
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26300-138London14 Jun 2025board
11
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2630
Wadsworth, Matthew J
23001-021London14 Jun 2025board
12
Purton, Ben J
2102
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26300-128London14 Jun 2025board
13
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2708
Gledura, Benjamin
25750-134London13 Jun 2025board
14
Makhnev, Denis
2531
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27081-056London13 Jun 2025board
15
Bluebaum, Matthias
2596
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27080-152London13 Jun 2025board
16
Harikrishna, Pentala
2634
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27080-138London12 Jun 2025board
17
Nakamura, Hikaru
2734
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27081/2-1/237London12 Jun 2025board
18
Lu, Miaoyi
2240
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27080-143London12 Jun 2025board
19
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2708
Vitiugov, Nikita
25901-057London11 Jun 2025board
20
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2708
Esipenko, Andrey
26511/2-1/242London11 Jun 2025board
21
Nyzhnyk, Illya
2569
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411-056Saint Louis24 Mar 2025board
22
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Antipov, Mikhail Al
25711/2-1/2160Saint Louis24 Mar 2025board
23
Yip, Carissa
2408
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27410-137Saint Louis24 Mar 2025board
24
Budisavljevic, Luka
2502
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411-073Saint Louis24 Mar 2025board
25
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Sargsyan, Anna M
23570-152Saint Louis24 Mar 2025board
26
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Sevian, Samuel
26921/2-1/282Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
27
Sevian, Samuel
2692
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411-047Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
28
Sevian, Samuel
2692
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27410-162Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
29
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Sevian, Samuel
26920-156Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
30
Sevian, Samuel
2692
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411-046Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
31
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Sevian, Samuel
26921-048Saint Louis19 Mar 2025board
32
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Nakamura, Hikaru
28020-172Saint Louis18 Mar 2025board
33
Nakamura, Hikaru
2802
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411/2-1/253Saint Louis18 Mar 2025board
34
So, Wesley
2748
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411/2-1/235Saint Louis17 Mar 2025board
35
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27481/2-1/230Saint Louis17 Mar 2025board
36
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27481/2-1/256Saint Louis17 Mar 2025board
37
So, Wesley
2748
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411/2-1/236Saint Louis17 Mar 2025board
38
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27481/2-1/237Saint Louis17 Mar 2025board
39
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27481-055Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
40
So, Wesley
2819
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26501/2-1/235Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
41
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2650
So, Wesley
28191/2-1/230Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
42
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2650
So, Wesley
28191/2-1/256Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
43
So, Wesley
2819
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
26501/2-1/236Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
44
So, Wesley
2748
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411/2-1/242Saint Louis16 Mar 2025board
45
So, Wesley
2748
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411/2-1/223Saint Louis6 Mar 2025board
46
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27481/2-1/297Saint Louis6 Mar 2025board
47
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
So, Wesley
27480-141Saint Louis6 Mar 2025board
48
Aronian, Levon
2748
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27411-052Saint Louis5 Mar 2025board
49
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Aronian, Levon
27481/2-1/248Saint Louis5 Mar 2025board
50
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2741
Aronian, Levon
27481/2-1/253Saint Louis5 Mar 2025board