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Dardha, Daniel
GM🇧🇪FIDE 240990· Male· Belgium· Born in 2005
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Daniel Dardha, a 21-year-old Belgian Grandmaster, is rated 2602 and ranked 1st among Belgian players, and 150th worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 120 rated games in the past year (≈125/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 11 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 10 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2665 was reached at age 20 (Mar 2025, World #58 at the time); he has been Belgian #1 for 46 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2021 (age 16), IM in 2019 (age 14), FM in 2017 (age 12), and CM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #6 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #14 in U12, World #3 in U10 and World #29 in U8.
Current rating
2602
Standard
Rpd2573·Blz2581
All-time high
2665
−63 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 20
Mar 2025 · age 20
Activity
142
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
120 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Belgian players · of 2,958
#1 nationally since Aug 2022
#1 nationally since Aug 2022
Career timeline
30 entries2026
46 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 46 months · since Aug 2022
May 2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 21
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 20
Dec 2025
Peak World rank: #58
at age 20 · rated 2665
Mar 2025
4th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2665
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2665
at age 20 · −63 from today
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
2646 → 2602
Tournaments
18
103 games
Score
59.5/ 10357.8%
31W57D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEduardo Iturrizaga BonelliGM2,576·1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Superstars·R5·+4.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #60 | 2553 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/11 | #12 | 2644 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2552 | -1.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #645 | 2508 | -1.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #56 | 2748 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2661 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2590 | -0.3 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2479 | -13.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #95 | 2514 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArben DardhaFM
🇧🇪BEL·2254
+16 −2 =5
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMax WarmerdamGM
🇳🇱NED·2520
+6 −3 =8
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2384
+5 −3 =8
16 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2340
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsMarcAndria MaurizziGM
🇫🇷FRA·2610
+1 −3 =8
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#1
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#79
in continent
World
#150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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