Daniel Fernandez (American chess player)
| Daniel Fernandez | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | May 9, 1985 Lima, Peru |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2424 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2498 (August 2017) |
Daniel Fernandez (born May 9, 1985) is a Peruvian-American chess grandmaster.
Early life
Fernandez was born in
Fort Lauderdale in 1986.[3]
Chess career
Fernandez began learning chess at age 6, and began competing in chess tournaments in the following year. He was coached by
International Master
title.
At age 11, Fernandez was the youngest
National Master in the United States. He began coaching students in Houston after becoming the youngest winner of the Florida State Championship at age 16.[3]
In 2009, he became the Texas State Champion. In January 2022, his Grandmaster title was finalized.
Fernandez was a member of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team, where he studied economics and finance.[5] In 2008, he suggested for program director Russell Harwood to give Axel Bachmann (then an International Master) a scholarship and a move to the United States.[6]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "2006 U.S. Chess Championship". March 12, 2006.
- ^ a b "Daniel Fernandez (Grand Master)".
- ISBN 9789056919368.
- ^ "UTD's Dreams of a 'Three-peat' In Top Annual College Chess Competition are Dashed by Archrival UMBC". December 30, 2005.
- ^ Sherman, Christopher (February 15, 2008). "Brownsville a 'pool of chess babies'".