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Dominguez Perez, Leinier
GM🇺🇸FIDE 3503240· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Leinier Dominguez Perez, a 43-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2732 and ranked 5th among American players, and 18th worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Dec 2016 and May 2019. Recent appearance: The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2768 was reached at age 31 (May 2014); he also reached World #8 in Jan 2024 and has been in the world top 20 for 114 months and counting (7 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for United States of America since Dec 2018. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 18) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U20 and World #4 in U18.
Current rating
2732
Standard
Rpd2696·Blz2594
All-time high
2768
−36 pts below
May 2014 · age 31
May 2014 · age 31
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · American players · of 5,026
World top 20 since Oct 2017
World top 20 since Oct 2017
Career timeline
25 entries2026
114 months in world top 20 (ongoing)
longest streak 88 months · since Oct 2008
Jun 2026
1st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2732
Jun 2026
2024
Peak World rank: #8
at age 41 · rated 2752
Jan 2024
Re-crossed 2750
at age 41
Jan 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 39
Nov 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2750
at age 36
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2738 → 2732
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | QF | 2497 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+12 −16 =39
67 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+11 −20 =30
61 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+7 −17 =28
52 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVeselin TopalovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2695
+9 −11 =23
43 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+8 −15 =19
42 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#5
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5
in continent
World
#18
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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Americas
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| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 2,732 | |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
World
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| ... | ||
| 18 | 2,732 | |