Leinier Domínguez facts for kids
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| Full name | Leinier Domínguez Pérez |
| Country | Cuba (until 2018) United States (since 2018) |
| Born | September 23, 1983 Havana, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2758 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2768 (May 2014) |
| Ranking | No. 13 (July 2021) |
| Peak ranking | No. 8 (January 2024) |
Leinier Domínguez Pérez (born September 23, 1983) is a talented chess grandmaster. He was born in Havana, Cuba. A grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can achieve.
Leinier has won the Cuban chess championship five times. He also became the world champion in blitz chess in 2008. Blitz chess is a very fast version of the game. He has played in many important chess tournaments around the world.
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Leinier Domínguez's Chess Journey
Early Wins and Championships
Leinier Domínguez started his winning streak early. In 2001, he won the Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial in Mexico. He then became the Cuban champion in 2002. He won this title again in 2003, 2006, 2012, and 2016.
In 2002, he also shared first place in the North Sea Cup in Denmark. This showed he was a rising star in the chess world.
Big Tournaments and World Stage
Leinier played in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2004. He reached the quarterfinals, which is a great achievement. He lost a close match to Teimour Radjabov. In the same year, he won the Capablanca Memorial for the first time. He won this tournament two more times, in 2008 and 2009.
In 2006, Domínguez won the Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona tournament. He scored an amazing 8 out of 9 points. This win showed his strong playing ability.
Becoming a World Champion
In 2008, Leinier had a fantastic year. He won the "CPA" chess tournament. He also won the 43rd Capablanca Memorial tournament. Later that year, he tied for first place at the Biel Chess Festival. He finished second after a playoff.
On November 8, 2008, Leinier Domínguez Pérez became the World Blitz Champion. This big win happened in Kazakhstan. He scored 11.5 points out of 15. He beat many other top grandmasters to win this title.
Recent Achievements and Nationality Change
In June 2013, he won the FIDE Grand Prix event in Greece. He was the clear winner among many top players. In 2016, he shared second to fourth places at a major tournament in Germany. He also won a silver medal for Cuba at the 42nd Chess Olympiad.
Leinier helped another top player, Fabiano Caruana, in the 2018 World Chess Championship. In December 2018, Domínguez Pérez made a big change. He started to represent the United States in chess competitions. Before this, he represented Cuba.
In 2022, he played in the FIDE Grand Prix. He won his group in the first part of the event. He also placed second in the 2019 U.S. Chess Championship. In 2022, he took third place in the U.S. Chess Championship. In 2023, Domínguez won second place in the Sinquefield Cup. This is another very important chess tournament.
See also
In Spanish: Leinier Domínguez para niños
