Leinier Dominguez at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

United States

2026 team

Ganges Grandmasters

2026 board

Superstar, men's boards

Seasons

2023, 2025, 2026

FIDE id

3503240

Dominguez played for the Ganges Grandmasters in the first season in 2023 and for the PBG Alaskan Knights in 2025, finishing third both times. In 2026 he is back with the Ganges Grandmasters on a men's Superstar board.

In the 2026 season Dominguez plays for the Ganges Grandmasters on one of the two Superstar men's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

In 2023 the Ganges Grandmasters, led by Viswanathan Anand, finished third in Dubai on 15 match points. In 2025 Dominguez played for the PBG Alaskan Knights, who finished third in Mumbai after beating the Ganges Grandmasters in the third-place match on blitz tiebreaks.

1. 1.2023: Ganges Grandmasters, Superstar (men's boards). Team result: third.
2. 2.2025: PBG Alaskan Knights, Superstar (men's boards). Team result: third.

Career highlights

1. 1.World Blitz Champion 2008.
2. 2.Five-time Cuban champion before his transfer to the United States federation.
3. 3.A regular on the United States Olympiad team and in the US Championship.
4. 4.Two third-place finishes in the Global Chess League, in 2023 and 2025.
5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Dominguez is rated 2732 in classical chess, 2657 in rapid and 2604 in blitz.

2026 season

Leinier Dominguez plays the 2026 season with the Ganges Grandmasters, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Dominguez's squad mates are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Polina Shuvalova, Stavroula Tsolakidou and Leon Mendonca.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

• —Matches played: 4
• —Match points: 6
• —Game points: 28
• —Position: 5 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 10–9 Triveni Continental Kings
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 6–11 Alpine APL Pipers
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 9–7 FYERS American Gambits
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 12–3 Ganges Grandmasters

Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

2026 games

Dominguez has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 0 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 2 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, White against Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (Triveni Continental Kings), loss.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: board 3, White against Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (Alpine APL Pipers), loss.
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: board 3, White against Dubov, Daniil (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, Black against Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (CheQ Mumba Masters), draw.

Daily reports mentioning Dominguez

1. 1.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie

Frequently asked questions

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.