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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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Gajewski,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 A37
Schneider,Il vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2015 2015 D27
Dominguez Perez,L vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 C77
Bocharov,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 A48
Dominguez Perez,L vs Zhigalko,S
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 B33
Dominguez Perez,L vs Safarli,E
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 C72
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ponkratov,P
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 C09
Dlugy,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 A45
Akopian,Vl vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 A05
Dominguez Perez,L vs Meier,Geo
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 C07
Motylev,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 C65
Dominguez Perez,L vs Socko,B
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 C07
Dominguez Perez,L vs Malakhov,V
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 C67
Vovk,Y vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 E11
Maze,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 B51
Melkumyan,H vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E06
Dominguez Perez,L vs Melkumyan,H
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C67
Perez Ponsa,F vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C65
Dominguez Perez,L vs Perez Ponsa,F
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C78
Dominguez Perez,L vs Perez Ponsa,F
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C78
Perez Ponsa,F vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 B94
Cuenca Jimenez,J vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 B23
Dominguez Perez,L vs Vazquez Igarza,R
1-0
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 C42
Dominguez Perez,L vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 D11
Rakhmanov,Ale vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 A35
Dominguez Perez,L vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 C99
Sargissian,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 E60
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 2015 E00
Andreikin,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 A35
Dominguez Perez,L vs Eljanov,P
1-0
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 C84
Yu Yangyi vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 B46
Eljanov,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 A36
Dominguez Perez,L vs Yu Yangyi
0-1
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 E10
Dominguez Perez,L vs Bruzon Batista,L
1/2-1/2
50th Capablanca Mem Elite 2015 C65
Jobava,Ba vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 C53
Dominguez Perez,L vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 B90
Tomashevsky,E vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D80
Dominguez Perez,L vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D43
Frolyanov,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 B94
Dominguez Perez,L vs Najer,E
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 D19
Jakovenko,D vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 A35
Dominguez Perez,L vs Belyakov,B
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 A54
Shankland,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 D85
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 B12
Dominguez Perez,L vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 E00
Amin,B vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 2015 C65
Jobava,Ba vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 2015 C44
Dominguez Perez,L vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 2015 C88
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