Daniel Howard Fernandez (born 5 March 1995) is an English and Singaporean

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grandmaster and author.

Career

Born in Stockport, England, Fernandez was the joint under-9 British champion in 2004. Shortly afterwards, his family relocated to

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, where he was a member of that country's National Junior Squad. While living there, he attained the title of

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in 2010. In team competitions, Fernandez represented Singapore in the

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in 2010 and 2012, and in the Under-16 Chess Olympiad in 2007. Between 2011 and 2018, Fernandez lived in the United Kingdom, where he attended the

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and

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. He was the British under-18 champion in 2013 and the British under-21 champion in 2014. Fernandez was awarded the title of Grandmaster in October 2017, at the 88th

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Congress held in Goynuk,

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, Turkey. Fernandez writes periodically on the specialist news site ChessBase.

Personal life

Fernandez was born in England to a Singaporean father of Indian descent and an English mother. He moved to Singapore in 2004 with his parents, before returning to England to study.

Publications

* Fernandez, Daniel (2018). ''The Modernized Caro-Kann: A Complete Repertoire against 1.e4''. Thinkers Publishing. * Daniel Fernandez (2018). ''The Reliable Petroff - An Evergreen Elite Choice''. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. * Fernandez, Daniel (2020). ''The Modernized Modern Defense''. Thinkers Publishing.

References

External links

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Bisik-bisik with GM Daniel Fernandez
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Daniel 1995 births Living people English chess players British chess writers Singaporean chess players English people of Singaporean descent English people of Indian descent Singaporean people of English descent Singaporean people of Indian descent Chess Grandmasters Sportspeople from Stockport People educated at Manchester Grammar School Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge English expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Writers from Stockport Chess Olympiad competitors