Vardan Danielyan (born in 1984) is an independent documentary filmmaker, writer, and chess coach based in Armenia. He graduated from Armenia's State Engineering University (2001-2005) and Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinematography (2007-2011, BFA in film directing). Since 2012, he has been writing poetry; his book Documentary Poetry 2013-2017 was published in 2018. The electronic version of his second book, Unfiltered, was published in late 2024. In 2013, he was granted the FIDE Master title by the International Chess Federation. Currently, he works as a chess coach.
