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GM Daniel Fridman

Daniel Fridman
Full name
Daniel Fridman
Born
1976 (age 50)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#166
World Ranking
2567
Classical
2556
Rapid
2519
Blitz

Rating

Bio

GM Daniel Fridman is a German grandmaster from Latvia who has won four national championships (one in Latvia, three in Germany).

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Catalan Opening: Closed (49 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (43 games)
Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (43 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (41 games)
Slav Defense: Modern Line (37 games)
Black Pieces
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (41 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Accelerated Meran Variation (33 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation (33 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (29 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (25 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Daniel Fridman (2568)
Anton Sitnikov (2355)
1-0 38 2026
Guy Levin (2462)
Daniel Fridman (2583)
½-½ 45 2026
Daniel Fridman (2531)
Regina Narva (1882)
1-0 23 2025
Daniel Fridman (2531)
Emils Janis Mierins (2228)
1-0 31 2025
Daniel Fridman (2531)
Jaan Ehlvest (2475)
1-0 17 2025
Daniel Fridman (2531)
Sofia Blokhin (2163)
1-0 56 2025
Daniel Fridman (2577)
Paulius Pultinevicius (2566)
1-0 49 2025
Daniel Fridman (2577)
Sam Baselmans (2274)
1-0 40 2025
Daniel Fridman (2577)
Jonas Buhl Bjerre (2640)
1-0 60 2025
Daniel Fridman (2577)
Shaked Tifferet (2286)
1-0 43 2025
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