Daniel Dardha (born 1 October 2005) is a Belgian chess grandmaster. He won the Belgian Chess Championship in 2019 at age 13, becoming the youngest player to do so.[2]
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| Country | Belgium |
| Born | 1 October 2005 (age 19)[1] Mortsel, Belgium[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021) |
| FIDE rating | 2639 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2650 (May 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 96 (December 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 86 (May 2024) |
Chess career
editIn 2017, aged 12, he won the U-14 Blitz Chess Championship.[3] He earned his International Master title in 2019, shortly after winning the Belgian Chess Championship.[2] He earned his Grandmaster title in 2021 after winning the Belgian Chess Championship for the second time, becoming Belgium's youngest ever Grandmaster at age 15.[4]
He won the Belgian Chess Championship for the third time in 2022.[5]
Personal life
editDardha's father, Arben Dardha, who became U-20 Albanian Champion at age 16, is a FIDE Master and, as of 2019, Daniel's coach (Daniel is also intermittently coached by Ivan Sokolov). Dardha's grandfather, Bardhyl Dardha, coached the Tomori chess club in Berat, Albania as well as his son. At age 82, he was still active in online chess.[2] His family name means pear in English.
References
edit- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Daniel Dardha, a Belgian champion at 13!". Chess News. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ "Daniel Dardha Wereldkampioen Snelschaken bij -14 jarige - Schaakkring Deurne-Zuid". www.schaakkringdeurne-zuid.net. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Times, The Brussels. "15-year-old is youngest Belgian Grandmaster in chess world". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Sergio (20 August 2022). "Daniel Dardha wins the Belgian Chess Championship, crosses 2600 ELO – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
External links
edit- Daniel Dardha player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Daniel Dardha rating card at FIDE