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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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Dominguez Perez,L vs Sevian,Samuel
0-1
Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1 2024 C50
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kozak,Adam
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C84
Guliyev,N vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Perez Ponsa,F
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Shyam,SM
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 B33
Tari,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C67
Niemann,Hans Moke vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C50
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karthikeyan,M2
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C67
Paiva,Donaldo vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 B90
Perez Ponsa,F vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 C45
Bykov,Egor vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 A05
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grandelius,N
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 B47
Dominguez Perez,L vs Souleidis,G
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 B40
Ragger,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 E06
Dominguez Perez,L vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 B04
Troff,Kayden vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 D02
Dominguez Perez,L vs Sahakyan,Aleks
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 C82
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kollars,Dmitrij
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 C78
Pultinevicius,Paulius vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 D05
Rodriguez,Sa vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 B94
Dominguez Perez,L vs Timmermans,M
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 C63
Dominguez Perez,L vs Skotheim,Andreas
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 B29
Andreikin,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 D30
Dominguez Perez,L vs Womacka,M
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kanyamarala,Tarun
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 B41
Dominguez Perez,L vs Chiu,Isaac
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 C70
Dominguez Perez,L vs Lobanov,Sergei
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 C78
Sumets,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 D38
Dominguez Perez,L vs Tabatabaei,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 C41
Dominguez Perez,L vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C78
Dominguez Perez,L vs Tang,Andrew
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C55
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C46
Dominguez Perez,L vs Haug,Havard
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 C02
Aditya,Varun Gampa vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C54
Haring,Filip vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 E06
Aswath,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 C53
Dominguez Perez,L vs Shapiro,V
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 B05
Weishaeutel,Moritz vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 B21
Dominguez Perez,L vs Levitskiy,Andrey
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 C18
Hong,Andrew vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 D02
Sarana,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 E49
Andreikin,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 A14
Dominguez Perez,L vs Goncharov,Vladimir
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C11
Dominguez Perez,L vs Shimanov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 B00
Dinu,DD vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 B54
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C53
Dominguez Perez,L vs Zou,Chen
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Early 2024 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Goltsev,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024 C11
Silva Lucena,Cristian vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early 2024 B99
Dominguez Perez,L vs Hamitevici,V
0-1
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Late 2024 C18
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