Daniel Barrish

Daniel Barrish (born 2000) is a South African chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM, 2013).

Daniel Barrish
Country South Africa
Born2000 (age 22–23)
TitleFIDE Master (2013)
Peak rating2363 (September 2019)

Career

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]

Barrish is ranked 4th amongst active South African players as of August 2022.[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]

References
  1. "Cape boy draws in chess match with Kasparov". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "2019 South African Closed Chess Championships Open". chess-results.com.
  3. "News - Daniel Barrish is SA's chess champ". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Barrish, Daniel". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. "Participants of the World Cup 2021" (PDF), Official tournament site, FIDE
  6. "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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