Leinier Domínguez
| Leinier Domínguez | |
|---|---|
 at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008 | |
| Full name | Leinier Domínguez Pérez |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Born | September 23, 1983 Havana, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2719 (No. 21 on the November 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2721 (April 2009) |
Leinier Domínguez Pérez (born September 23, 1983 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban chess Grandmaster.
He won the Cuban Chess Championship in 2002, 2003 and 2006.
During the 2004 FIDE World Chess Championship he reached the quarter finals, losing to Teimour Radjabov in the tie-break.[1]
His best tournament result was Barcelona 2006, where he scored 8/9 and finished first, ahead of Vassily Ivanchuk, with a performance rating of 2932.[2]
In 2008, he won the CPA chess tournament and the 43rd Capablanca In Memoriam tournament.[3] In the same year he tied for first with Evgeny Alekseev (but lost him in tie-break) at Biel (6.5/10), ahead of Magnus Carlsen.[4]
On the November 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2719.
On November 8, 2008 he won the World Blitz Championship 2008, held at Almaty in Kazakhstan, with 11.5 points out of 15, ahead of Vassily Ivanchuk, Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk and many other top grandmasters.[5]
Notable games
- Magnus Carlsen vs Leinier Dominguez-Perez, Biel 2008, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack (B90), 1/2-1/2
- Alexander Onischuk vs Leinier Dominguez-Perez, Biel, 2008, Gruenfeld Defense: Russian, Hungarian Variation (D97), 0-1
- Evgeny Alekseev vs Leinier Dominguez-Perez, Biel 2008, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (B91), 0-1
- Leinier Dominguez-Perez vs Alexander Morozevich, Corus 2009, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (B90), 1-0
References
- ^ 2004 FIDE World Chess Championship
- ^ Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona- Casino Barcelona 2006: CRÓNICAS/NOTAS DE PRENSA
- ^ ChessBase.com - Chess News - Dominguez Perez wins the 43rd Capablanca Memorial
- ^ International Chess Festival Biel - Home
- ^ Cuba's Leinier Dominguez Becomes World's Blitz Chess Champion
External links
- Leinier Dominguez Perez rating card at FIDE
- Leinier Dominguez-Perez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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