Challenges at sightBy Michel ContrerasTranslator: Caridad Martinez Fernandezwww.elhabanero.cubaweb.cu Next year Leinier Dominguez will start with two superlative texts, in every which he would have to make a great effort not to fail. Because it is an extraordinary challenge to...
4th World Championship for Cuba
Dominguez won the tournament undefeated with 11.5 points, accumulated from his 8 victories and 7 draws against most of the major players in the world ranking. Leinier beat Russians Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich (second in the world ranking),...
Dominguez wins World Blitz Championship!
Final crosstable – TWIC IV World Blitz Almaty KAZ (KAZ), 8-8 xi 2008 cat. XIX (2702) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2719...
Cuban GM aims for world title
Cuban Chess Star Travels to World Blitz ChampionshipHAVANA, Cuba, Nov 4 (acn) Cuban chess player Leinier Dominguez will travel to Kazakhstan’s city Almaty to attend the World Blitz Chess Championships to run next Friday and Saturday. Dominguez, currently 21st...
Dominguez at Corus
Cuban Chess Champion to Play in Wijk ann ZeeHavana, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban chess Grandmaster Leinier Dominguez will play in the Corus Championships in the Dutch city of Wijk Aan Zee, the Granma daily reported on Friday. The...
Aiming for bigger titles
I want to win a bigger tournamentJoel Mayor Lorán MANY kings have fallen before a young man from the Havana neighborhood of Güines. At the 2004 World Championship in Tripoli, Cuban chess player Leinier Domínguez defeated Russian players Vladimir...
Dominguez to lead Cuba in Beijing and Dresden
Cuban chess GM Dominguez to compete in China, Germanywww.chinaview.cn 2008-09-27 08:50:57 Official Olympiad Website: www.Dresden2008.com HAVANA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Cuban chess Great Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez is getting ready for the World Games of the Mind from Oct....
Grandmaster assessment
This was a game between the top 2 modern Cuban players (Bruzon and Dominguez). It is White to move. Can you find the best continuation for White? r4rk1/2qbbp1p/p3pn2/3p4/1n6/1BN3N1/1PP3PP/R1BQ1R1K w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Alekseev defeats Dominguez in playoff
After winning the last round’s game to catch Dominguez, GM Alekseev continued his fine streak by winning the playoff by the score of 2.5-1.5 to capture the Biel title. Congratulations to Evgeny! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dominguez, Alekseev tie for 1st in Biel
While Dominguez lost, Alekseev won to tie for first in Biel. Carlsen could not crack through against Onischuk and had to settle for 3rd place, 1/2 point behind Dominguez and Alekseev. 1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 6½2....