Leinier Domínguez
Domínguez in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leinier Domínguez Pérez September 23, 1983 Havana, Cuba |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Cuba (until 2018) United States (since 2018) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2738 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2768 (May 2014) |
| Ranking | No. 15 (March 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 8 (January 2024) |
Leinier Domínguez Pérez (born September 23, 1983) is a Cuban and American chess grandmaster. A five-time Cuban champion, Domínguez was the world champion in blitz chess in 2008. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2002 and 2004, and the FIDE World Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023.