| Daniel Barrish | |
|---|---|
| Country |  South Africa |
| Born | (2000-08-03) August 3, 2000 (age 24) Constantia, Cape Town |
| Title | FIDE Master (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2284 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2363 (September 2019) |
Daniel Barrish (born 2000) is a South African chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM, 2013).
Career
In 2012, aged 11, Barrish drew with Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous event. He earned the title of FIDE Master in 2013, and in 2019 earned his first IM norm in Greece, and won the South African Chess Championship in 2019 with a score of 7.5/11, half a point ahead of Grandmaster Kenny Solomon.
As of January 2025, Barrish is ranked 6th amongst active South African players.
He played in the Chess World Cup 2021 after qualifying via the South African zonal spot, where he was defeated by Aryan Tari in the first round.
He represented South Africa in the 2022 Chess Olympiad on board three, scoring 5/9, and in the 2024 Chess Olympiad on board one, scoring 5.5/9.
References
- ^ "Cape boy draws in chess match with Kasparov". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Open". chess-results.com.
- "News - Daniel Barrish is SA's chess champ". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Barrish, Daniel". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- "Participants of the World Cup 2021" (PDF), Official tournament site, FIDE
- "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024". chess-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
External links
- Daniel Barrish rating card at FIDE
- Daniel Barrish player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Daniel Barrish chess games at 365Chess.com