Daniel Barrish
Daniel Barrish | |
|---|---|
| Country |  South Africa |
| Born | August 3, 2000 Constantia, Cape Town[1] |
| 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
[edit]In 2012, aged 11, Barrish drew with Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous event.[1] 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.[2][3]
As of January 2025, Barrish is ranked 6th amongst active South African players.[4]
He played in the Chess World Cup 2021 after qualifying via the South African zonal spot,[5] where he was defeated by Aryan Tari in the first round.[6]
He represented South Africa in the 2022 Chess Olympiad on board three, scoring 5/9,[7] and in the 2024 Chess Olympiad on board one, scoring 5.5/9.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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
[edit]- Daniel Barrish rating card at FIDE
- Daniel Barrish player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Daniel Barrish chess games at 365Chess.com