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Claridge-Hansen, William

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FIDEFIDE 422509· Male· England· Born in 1999

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William Claridge-Hansen, a 27-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2389 — his current career high and ranked 32nd among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship. He reached English #31 in Jan 2026.

Awarded FM in 2015 (age 16). Earned IM norms at 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall IM Tournament 2021, 2023-24 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11, and 2025 British Championship. At junior level, he reached #5, #4, #2, #7 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2389

Standard

Rpd2231·Blz2200

All-time high

2389

at best
Sep 2025 · age 26

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#32

#32 · English players · of 2,546

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
Peak English rank: #31
at age 27 · rated 2389
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2389
at age 26
Sep 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Jan 2022
2019
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2290 → returned at 2292
Sep 2019
2018
5th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2311
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Howard FernandezGM 2,500
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
+25
2364 → 2389
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDaniel Howard FernandezGM2,500·2025 British Championship·R3·+13.1
2.[W]vsLan YaoWGM2,316·2025 British Championship·R7·+7.9
3.[W]vsHenry Adams2,114·2025 British Championship·R1·+3.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMatthew J WadsworthGM2,483·2025 British Championship·R4·-7.4
2.[L]vsGawain C B Maroroa JonesGM2,651·2025 British Championship·R9·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#192412+24.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsHarry GrieveIM
🇬🇧ENG·2489
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2268
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
England
#32
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#1,183
in continent
World
#1,864
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
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32🇬🇧Claridge-Hansen, William2,389
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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1183🇬🇧Claridge-Hansen, William2,389
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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1864🇬🇧Claridge-Hansen, William2,389