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Hedger, Alec
🇬🇧FIDE 453943· Male· England· Born in 2005
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Alec Hedger, a 21-year-old English player, is rated 1977 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He took a 13-month break between Feb 2018 and Apr 2019.
At junior level, he reached #30, #37, #46, #41 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1977
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1888
All-time high
1977
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,333
#31,333 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1977
at age 21
May 2026
2025
30th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1929
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1665 → 1874
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
37th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1769
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
1917 → 1977
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
8W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2100 | +19.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2167 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2252 | +17.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2746 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #36 | 1833 | -9.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#490
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#23,161
in continent
World
#31,333
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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