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GM Daniel Dardha

Daniel Dardha

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Full name

Daniel Dardha

Born

Oct 1, 2005 (age 19)‎

Place of birth

Mortsel, Belgium

Federation

Belgium

Rating

Bio

Daniel Dardha is a chess grandmaster from Belgium. He is both the youngest-ever Belgian national champion (2019 and again in 2021) and youngest Belglian 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 (2913) Deyan Samuil Kostov (2477)	1-0	33	2024
Daniel Dardha (2602) Saleh Salem (2630)	1-0	33	2024
Daniel Dardha (2602) Eline Roebers (2381)	1-0	37	2024
Daniel Dardha (2602) Liam Vrolijk (2573)	1-0	22	2024
Daniel Dardha (2602) Lorenzo Lodici (2548)	1-0	67	2024
Daniel Dardha (2899) Gustavo Eduardo Nunez V (2484)	1-0	25	2024
Daniel Dardha (2899) Maicol Benavides Montenegro (2496)	1-0	29	2024
Daniel Dardha (2903) Edvin Trost (2649)	1-0	27	2024
Daniel Dardha (2621) Bilel Bellahcene (2516)	1-0	58	2024
Daniel Dardha (2628) Pouya Idani (2609)	1-0	35	2024

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