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Daniel Howard Fernandez
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Daniel Howard Fernandez

EnglandBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 5801605

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2526

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 14 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense350%
Pirc Defense1100%
Scotch Game1100%
Petrov's Defense150%
King's Indian Attack10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Modern Variations150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Pirc Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Scotch Game

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Italian Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Hungarian Defense10%
Scotch Invitation Declined10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation150%

Benoni Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/6−11−11
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20263½/7−11−12
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=27th+8+9
European Chess Club Cup 202519 Oct 20250/1−4−4
European Individual Chess Championship 202418 Nov 2024=109th+7+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Murzin11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262655
GMV. Ivic15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242622
GMA. Alonso Rosell20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262560
IMG. Levin5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242451
IMD. Alexakis6 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242443

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMG. LevinLast 5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241100
IMD. AlexakisLast 6 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241100
GMV. FedoseevLast 6 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241001
IMR. Castellanos RodriguezLast 7 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241001
GMV. IvicLast 15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241100

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