Brandon Clarke (chess player)

Brandon Clarke
CountryEngland
Born (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 29)
Leicester, England
TitleInternational Master (2019)
FIDE rating2498 (January 2025)
Peak rating2500 (May 2024)

Brandon George Isaac Clarke is an English chess player.

Chess career

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

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

  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".