Dominguez Perez, Leinier
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
Featured Games
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Mamedyarov,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
Saint Louis Rapid 2019
2019
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Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Werle, Jan
Wch U14
1997
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Dominguez Perez,L vs Mamedyarov,S
Saint Louis Blitz 2018
2018
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Nakamura,Hi vs Dominguez Perez,L
Saint Louis Blitz 2017
2017
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Dominguez Perez,L vs Firouzja,Alireza
Saint Louis Blitz 2024
2024
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Caruana,F vs Dominguez Perez,L
Saint Louis Rapid 2025
2025
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Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R
10th Sinquefield Cup
2023
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Dominguez Perez,L vs Praggnanandhaa,R
Saint Louis Blitz 2024
2024
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Dominguez Perez,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
Saint Louis Rapid 2020
2020
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Rapport,R vs Dominguez Perez,L
Saint Louis Blitz 2019
2019
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1/2-1/219th Amber Rapid 2010 D86
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ponomariov,R★
1/2-1/219th Amber Blindfold 2010 C70
Kramnik,V vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-019th Amber Blindfold 2010 E60
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/219th Amber Rapid 2010 B07
Dominguez Perez,L vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 C42
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 C84
Kramnik,V vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 D81
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kasimdzhanov,R★
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 B78
Vajda, Levente vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1-0Wch U18 1998 B50
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Doettling, Fabian★
1/2-1/2Wch U18 1998 B19
Blehm, Pawel vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U18 1998 B90
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Acs, Peter★
0-1Wch U18 1998 C92
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Berescu, Alin★
1/2-1/2Wch U18 1998 B12
Fedorchuk, Sergey A vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
0-1Wch U18 1998 B90
Lopez Martinez, Jose Manuel vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
0-1Wch U18 1998 B90
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Kallio, Heikki★
1-0Wch U18 1998 B84
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Pert, Nicholas★
1/2-1/2Wch U18 1998 C18
Zugic, Igor vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
0-1Wch U18 1998 E66
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Gomez Lopez, Roberto★
1-0Wch U18 1998 B85
Neiksans, Arthur vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 B85
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Kunin, Vitaly L★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 B29
Zhang Zhuoya vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 E60
Kovchan, Alexander vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 B90
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Coello, Daniel★
1-0Wch U14 1997 C11
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Werle, Jan★
1-0Wch U14 1997 B66
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Sargissian, Gabriel★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 B65
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Hellberg, Johan★
1-0Wch U14 1997 B63
Umetsubo, Cesar vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 D04
Rainfray, Arnaud vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1997 B07
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Kobylkin, Evgeni★
0-1Wch U14 1996 C11
Dominguez Perez, Lenier vs Vallejo Pons, Francisco★
0-1Wch U14 1996 B28
Ni Hua vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1996 B22
Nunez Vergara, Daniel vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
0-1Wch U14 1996 B20
Gaprindashvili, Valerian vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1/2-1/2Wch U14 1996 A04
Gratka, Krzysztof vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier★
1-0Wch U14 1996 A26
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2TechM GCL 2025 2025 B90
Mamedyarov,S vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1TechM GCL 2025 2025 D43
Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2TechM GCL 2025 2025 B32
Dominguez Perez,L vs Praggnanandhaa,R
1-0TechM GCL 2025 2025 B12
Dominguez Perez,L vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2TechM GCL 2025 2025 C42
Rapport,R vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2TechM GCL 2025 2025 A00
Adams,Mi vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/215th LCC Super Rapid 2025 2025 C65
Carlsen,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 2025 B92
Dominguez Perez,L vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 2025 B12
Carlsen,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 2025 B50
Dominguez Perez,L vs Oparin,G
1-0Saint Louis Blitz 2025 2025 B66
Dominguez Perez,L vs Shankland,S
1-0Saint Louis Blitz 2025 2025 B92
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2Saint Louis Blitz 2025 2025 C67
Oparin,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0Saint Louis Blitz 2025 2025 C25
Dominguez Perez,L vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1Saint Louis Blitz 2025 2025 B92