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Brandon Clarke (chess player)

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Brandon Clarke
CountryEngland
Born (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 29)
Leicester, England
TitleInternational Master (2019)
FIDE rating2498 (December 2024)
Peak rating2500 (May 2024)

Brandon George Isaac Clarke is an English chess player.

Chess career

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Clarke began playing chess at age 8, and has represented England in European & World Chess Championships.[1]

Clarke has won the 2006 and 2007 London U12 championships.[2] In 2012, he won the UK Chess Challenge.

In January 2019, Clarke won the 126th New Zealand Open ahead of Timur Gareyev and Darryl Johansen.[2] He then won the 2019 FIDE Open.[3]

In April 2022, Clarke had the best result for England in the Reykjavik Open.[4]

In August 2023, Clarke participated in the Major Open tournament of the British Chess Championship, where he found a cross-pin move against Kajus Mikalajunas.[5]

Personal life

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Clarke studied at Wellington College, Berkshire and BPP Holdings and has been a chess coach in Orange County, California and Sydney, Australia.[2] He has travelled to and won tournaments in Australia and New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "BRANDON CLARKE".
  2. ^ a b c Upham, John (14 December 2020). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY IM BRANDON CLARKE (14-XII-1995)".
  3. ^ "Brandon Clarke wins the 2019 FIDE Open".
  4. ^ Barden, Leonard (15 April 2022). "Chess: Teenagers top in Reykjavik while English hopes fade at the finish".
  5. ^ Speelman, Jonathan (6 August 2023). "Geometric nightmares".