GM Daniel Dardha

Photo: Peter A. Steffen/Biel International Chess Festival.

Full name

Daniel Dardha

Born

Oct 1, 2005 (age 20)‎

Place of birth

Mortsel, Belgium

Federation

Belgium

Bio

Daniel Dardha is a chess grandmaster from Belgium. He is both the youngest-ever Belgian national champion (2019 and again in 2021) and the youngest Belgian grandmaster (2021).

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (31 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (7 games)

Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation (6 games)

Catalan Opening (6 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (11 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (9 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Daniel Dardha (3003) Mathias Womacka (2534)	1-0	18	2025
Daniel Dardha (3009) Krzysztof Raczek (2851)	1-0	64	2025
Daniel Dardha (3005) Oleg Badmatsyrenov (2794)	1-0	75	2025
Daniel Dardha (3000) Nathaniel Mathurin (2611)	1-0	43	2025
Daniel Dardha (3006) Felix Antonio Ilinca Ilinca (2880)	1-0	42	2025
Daniel Dardha (3009) Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2832)	1-0	22	2025
Daniel Dardha (3006) Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2753)	1-0	41	2025
Daniel Dardha (3032) Daniel Naroditsky (3115)	1-0	69	2025
Daniel Dardha (3019) Magnus Carlsen (3255)	1-0	44	2025
Daniel Dardha (3044) Sebastian Poltorak (2657)	1-0	27	2025

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