Daniel Fernandez (English chess player)
English chess grandmaster (born 1995)
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Daniel Howard Fernandez (born 5 March 1995) is an English and Singaporean chess grandmaster and author.
5 March 1995 (age 31)
Singapore (2004–2015)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Howard Fernandez 5 March 1995 (age 31) Stockport, England |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England Singapore (2004–2015) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2530 (October 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2542 (September 2026) |
Career
Born in Stockport, England,[1] Fernandez was the joint under-9 British champion in 2004.[2] Shortly afterwards, his family relocated to Singapore, where he was a member of that country's National Junior Squad.[3] While living there, he attained the title of International Master in 2010.[4][5] In team competitions, Fernandez represented Singapore in the Chess Olympiad in 2010 and 2012, and in the Under-16 Chess Olympiad in 2007.[6]
Between 2011 and 2018, Fernandez lived in the United Kingdom, where he attended the Manchester Grammar School and Queens' College, Cambridge.[7] He was the British under-18 champion in 2013 and the British under-21 champion in 2014.[2] Fernandez was awarded the title of Grandmaster in October 2017, at the 88th FIDE Congress held in Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey.[8]
Fernandez writes periodically on the specialist news site ChessBase.[9]
Personal life
Fernandez was born in England to a Singaporean father of Indian descent and an English mother. He moved to Singapore in 2004 with his parents, before returning to England to study.[10]
Publications
- Fernandez, Daniel (2018). The Modernized Caro-Kann: A Complete Repertoire against 1.e4. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 978-9492510259
- Daniel Fernandez (2018). The Reliable Petroff - An Evergreen Elite Choice. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
- Fernandez, Daniel (2020). The Modernized Modern Defense. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 978-9492510884
