Daniel Barrish (born 2000) is a South African chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM, 2013).
In 2012, aged 11, Barrish drew with Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous event.
[1] He earned the title of FIDE Master in 2013, and in 2019 earned his first IM norm in Greece, and won the South African Chess Championship in 2019 with a score of 7.5/11, half a point ahead of Grandmaster Kenny Solomon.
[2][3] As of January 2025, Barrish is ranked 6th amongst active South African players.
[4] He played in the Chess World Cup 2021 after qualifying via the South African zonal spot,[5] where he was defeated by Aryan Tari in the first round.