Daniel Fridman (born 15 February 1976 in Riga, Latvia) is a German chess grandmaster. Of Latvian-Jewish descent, he made his start in chess at an early age, winning the Latvian Chess Championship in 1996 and continuing on to earn his International Master title in 1997. Fridman then went on to earn his Grandmaster title in 2001.
In subsequent years, Fridman won the German Chess Championship in 2008, 2012, and 2014. He is also a highly successful team chess player, having won both the European Team Chess Championship and the German Team Championship numerous times with his respective teams. Since 2007, Fridman has played for the German national team in the Chess Olympiad.
Fridman’s peak Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) rating, achieved in April 2013, is 2669. After moving to Germany, he became the no.1 Latvian player, and is now one of the top ten players in Germany.
Other than playing, Fridman is also involved in chess coaching. He is a trainer for the German Chess Federation. He is one of the main authors of the chess software AccessChess together with Vitaly Likshtejn. He is married to Anna Zatonskih, who is also a professional chess player.