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Fernandez, Daniel

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2015390· Male· United States of America· Born in 1985

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Daniel Fernandez, a 41-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2420 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Jul 2023 and May 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 Houston Open and TCR: Houston Fall Championship 2025. His peak of 2498 was reached at age 32 (Aug 2017); he also reached American #41 in Mar 2018.

Awarded GM in 2022 (age 37), IM in 2005 (age 20), and FM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U20 and #11 and #7 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

2420

Standard

Rpd2455·Blz2373

All-time high

2498

−78 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 32

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 1%

#72 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
7th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2419
Apr 2026
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2424 → returned at 2421
Jul 2023
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 37 · 2022 1st FIDE Council
Jun 2022
2018
Peak American rank: #41
at age 33 · rated 2498
Mar 2018
2017
All-time peak 2498
at age 32 · −79 from today
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dhruvesh Ravishankar 1,905
81st Texas State and Amateur Championship (In Memory of Luis Salinas) · May 2026 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-1
2421 → 2420
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3.5/ 487.5%
3W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
81st Texas State and Amateur Championship (In Memory of Luis Salinas)
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#262705+0.8
2025 Houston Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/1#582647+0.8
TCR: Houston Fall Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/2#122027-3.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsNikola SedlakGM
🇷🇸SRB·2356
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsMilko PopchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2163
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2021
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
United States of America
#72
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#156
in continent
World
#1,360
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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72🇺🇸Fernandez, Daniel2,420
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
156🇺🇸Fernandez, Daniel2,420
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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1360🇺🇸Fernandez, Daniel2,420