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Barrish, Daniel
FM🇿🇦FIDE 14304600· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Daniel Barrish, a 26-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2245 and ranked 10th among South African players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open) and FIDE World Cup 2025. He took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. His peak of 2363 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2019); he also reached South African #3 in Jan 2022 and spent 60 months in South African top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 13). Earned a IM norm at 12th Intl Open Palaiochora 2019 - Group A. At junior level, he reached World #91 in U10 and #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2245
Standard
Rpd2162·Blz2183
All-time high
2363
−118 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 19
Sep 2019 · age 19
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · South African players · of 1,773
60 months in National top 5 (2016–2025)
60 months in National top 5 (2016–2025)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
60 months in national top 5
longest streak 26 months · since Sep 2016
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2284 → returned at 2290
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Aug 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 22
Aug 2022
Peak South African rank: #3
at age 22 · rated 2266
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2284 → 2245
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
3W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/11 | #8 | 2141 | -45.0 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2450 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2177
+3 −6 =9
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2258
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDaniel CawderyIM
🇿🇦RSA·2312
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJan KarstenIM
🇿🇦RSA·2382
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBanele MhangoFM
🇿🇦RSA·2256
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#10
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#76
in continent
World
#6,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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