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Clarke, Brandon G I

Clarke, Brandon G I

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FIDEFIDE 400319· Male· England· Born in 1995

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Brandon G I Clarke, a 31-year-old English International Master, is rated 2468 and ranked 19th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 11 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025 Grup A, and V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open. Also played 3 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 1st Night Blitz) recently. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2012 and Jan 2015. His peak of 2500 was reached at age 29 (May 2024); he also reached English #11 in Sep 2023.

Previously known as Simon Webb (until Jan 2008). Awarded IM in 2001 (age 6) and FM in 2016 (age 21). Earned a GM norm at V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open. At junior level, he reached #7, #6, #5 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2468

Standard

Rpd2385·Blz2448

All-time high

2500

−32 pts below
May 2024 · age 29

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#19

#19 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 2500
at age 29
May 2024
All-time peak 2500
at age 29 · −31 from today
May 2024
2023
Peak English rank: #11
at age 28 · rated 2492
Sep 2023
2022
6-month rising streak
+56 Elo
Jul 2022
500 career games
at age 27
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open
perf 2594 (+113) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalGM 2,558
V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open · Aug 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-32
2500 → 2468
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
27/ 4067.5%
23W8D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#272420-0.5
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#382525+1.5
Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025 Grup A
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/10#542318-14.3
V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/9#12594+12.9
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#452272-22.9
2025 English Championships
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#82351-8.7
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship (-22.9 Elo, finished #45).

Most-Played Opponents

vsClive NgFM
🇦🇺AUS·2014
+17 −1 =1
19 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2187
+16 −1 =0
17 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsNeil S Wright
🇦🇺AUS·2128
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsYi LiuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2399
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsBirkir Karl Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1958
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings

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England
#19
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#510
in continent
World
#844
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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19🇬🇧Clarke, Brandon G I2,468
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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510🇬🇧Clarke, Brandon G I2,468
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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844🇬🇧Clarke, Brandon G I2,468