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Leinier Domínguez

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Leinier Domínguez is the 323rd most popular chess player (down from 296th in 2024), the 238th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 206th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Leinier Domínguez ranks 323 out of 461Before him are Wang Yue, Natalia Zhukova, Vadim Milov, Alexander Onischuk, Rustem Dautov, and David Navara. After him are Ildikó Mádl, Monika Soćko, Julio Granda, Miguel Illescas, Bela Khotenashvili, and Gilberto Milos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Leinier Domínguez ranks 588Before him are Marcos Maidana, Alex Brosque, Seema Punia, Kana Asumi, Mikko Koivu, and Ronny Turiaf. After him are Nenad Milijaš, Cesár Sampson, Han Ying, Yuna Ito, Félix Díaz, and Daigo Kobayashi.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Leinier Domínguez ranks 238 out of 300Before him are Robertlandy Simón (1987), Yuriorkis Gamboa (1981), Héctor Vinent (1972), Juan Hernández Sierra (1969), Lázaro Rivas (1975), and Livia Brito (1986). After him are Joel Casamayor (1971), Odalis Revé (1970), Faizon Love (1968), Yumilka Ruiz (1978), Niurka Montalvo (1968), and Iván Trevejo (1971).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Cuba

Among chess players born in Cuba, Leinier Domínguez ranks 2Before him are José Raúl Capablanca (1888). After him are Walter Arencibia (1967), Irisberto Herrera (1968), Lázaro Bruzón (1982), and Yuniesky Quesada (1984).