Fridman Daniel (15 February 1976, Riga) — chess player, grandmaster.

Daniel Fridman began playing chess at the age of four and regularly took part in youth tournaments at regional, national, and international levels. In 1992 he won a bronze medal in Duisburg in the under-16 category at the World Youth Chess Championship.

In the mid-1990s he was considered one of the leading chess players of Latvia. In 1994 he earned the title of International Master, and in 1996 he became the Latvian national champion.

In 1997 he shared second place with Sergey Movsesian at the open championship in Hamburg, and in 1998 he shared first place with Frank Holzke. In 1999 he moved to Germany, and in 2001 he achieved the title of Grandmaster.

He won numerous international tournaments, including first place in Essen (2001), Recklinghausen (2002), the Christmas Open in Zurich (2002), Southampton (Bermuda, 2003), Stratton Mountain (2004), Marseille (2006), Nuremberg (2006), Lausanne (2006), Venaco (Corsica, 2006), and Liverpool (2007).

In 2008 he won the German Chess Championship in Bad Wörishofen. He is recognized as a strong rapid chess player.

He represented his teams at Chess Olympiads in Yerevan (1996), Calvià (2004), and Turin (2006).