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Fernandez, Daniel Howard

Fernandez, Daniel Howard

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 5801605· Male· England· Born in 1995

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Daniel Howard Fernandez, a 31-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2537 — his current career high and ranked 7th among English players, and 376th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. He reached World #376 in May 2026 and has been in English top 10 for 26 months and counting.

Competes for England since Mar 2015. Awarded GM in 2017 (age 22), IM in 2010 (age 15), and FM in 2005 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U20, World #56 in U18, World #22 in U16, World #40 in U14, World #63 in U12 and World #54 in U10.

Current rating

2537

Standard

Rpd2374·Blz2428

All-time high

2537

at best
Oct 2023 · age 28

Activity

139

games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo

96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · English players · of 2,546
National top 10 since Jan 2026

Career timeline

30 entries
2026
26 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 19 months · since Apr 2022
May 2026
Peak World rank: #376
at age 31 · rated 2537
May 2026
Peak English rank: #7
at age 31 · rated 2527
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Aug 2025
2023
All-time peak 2537
at age 28
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Chess Masters Ghent 2025
perf 2652 (+152) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Michael AdamsGM 2,663
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
+53
2484 → 2537
Tournaments
16
96 games
Score
68.5/ 9671.4%
51W39D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWilliam Claridge-HansenFM2,364·2025 British Championship·R3·-6.8
2.[L]vsSiva MahadevanIM2,385·3rd Cambridge International Open·R4·-6.3
3.[L]vsRichard G PertIM2,409·2025 British Championship·R8·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#52599+8.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#782474-0.7
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#4553177+3.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#5143090+2.1
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#57625250.0
Bob Wade Memorial Masters 2026
Round-Robin
Jan 20266/9#22525+0.9
2026 New Zealand Chess Championships
Swiss
Jan 20267.5/9#32365-3.5
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#7862425-1.2
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#122614+14.7
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/9#12576+11.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsWei Xuan Timothy ChanFM
🇸🇬SGP·2393
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Jan 2011
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vsJames P JacksonIM
🇬🇧ENG·2377
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGawain C B Maroroa JonesGM
🇬🇧ENG·2639
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings

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England
#7
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#218
in continent
World
#376
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
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2,594
72,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
218🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard2,537
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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376🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard2,537