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Dominguez Perez, Leinier

contemporary era

Leinier Dominguez Perez is a Cuban-American grandmaster who has consistently ranked among the world's top 10-15 players, winning five Cuban national championships and the 2008 World Blitz Championship. After serving as Fabiano Caruana's second during the 2018 World Championship match, he transferred federations to represent the United States.

Total Games

2878

Wins

1084

Draws

1129

Losses

665

37.7% wins39.2% draws23.1% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation200C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall142C53 - Italian Game: Bird's Attack84C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense81C42 - Petrov's Defense80B12 - Caro-Kann Defense79C50 - Italian Game61C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation60C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed47D27 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman Variation47

Most Faced Opponents

Caruana,F86 gamesSo,W79 gamesVachier Lagrave,M74 gamesAronian,L73 gamesMamedyarov,S52 gamesNakamura,Hi50 gamesTopalov,V45 gamesGrischuk,A45 gamesNepomniachtchi,I43 gamesIvanchuk,V39 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Mamedyarov,S vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Rapid 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Werle, Jan

Wch U14

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez,L vs Mamedyarov,S

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
0-1

Nakamura,Hi vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Blitz 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Dominguez Perez,L vs Firouzja,Alireza

Saint Louis Blitz 2024

2024

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FCGFCG
1-0

Caruana,F vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Rapid 2025

2025

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R

10th Sinquefield Cup

2023

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez,L vs Praggnanandhaa,R

Saint Louis Blitz 2024

2024

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FCGFCG
1-0

Dominguez Perez,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I

Saint Louis Rapid 2020

2020

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FCGFCG
1-0

Rapport,R vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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Games (2878)

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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D27
Aronian,L vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Dominguez Perez,L vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C70
Dominguez Perez,L vs Radjabov,T
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C07
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A36
Ponomariov,R vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B33
Radjabov,T vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A06
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Leko,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B06
Dominguez Perez,L vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C65
Grischuk,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D80
Mamedyarov,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 C65
Andreikin,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 A45
Dominguez Perez,L vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 C84
Dominguez Perez,L vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B48
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grischuk,A
0-1
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B33
Nakamura,Hi vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C45
Dominguez Perez,L vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 C10
Naiditsch,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B51
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ismagambetov,An
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A20
Dominguez Perez,L vs Sethuraman,S
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A13
Wojtaszek,R vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D70
Dominguez Perez,L vs Dias,P
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 C67
Machin Rivera,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A36
So,W vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B93
Dominguez Perez,L vs So,W
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C88
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C80
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 C78
Naiditsch,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
76th Tata Steel Masters 2014 A48
Harikrishna,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
76th Tata Steel Masters 2014 B92
Dominguez Perez,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
76th Tata Steel Masters 2014 B27
Leko,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 C42
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 C65
Dominguez Perez,L vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 B11
Mamedyarov,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 D53
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 C42
Grischuk,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 A08
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Radjabov,T
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A36
Giri,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D27
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