FMWilliam Claridge-Hansen
- FIDE ID
- 422509
About William Claridge-Hansen
William Claridge-Hansen was born in Chesham in 1999 and learned chess at five in a chess-playing family. His father, Hans-Peter, was a strong county player, and his brother Douglas also competed. Show more
William Claridge-Hansen was born in Chesham in 1999 and learned chess at five in a chess-playing family. His father, Hans-Peter, was a strong county player, and his brother Douglas also competed. William won or shared several British age-group titles before becoming British under-13 champion in 2013 and under-18 champion in 2016. He became a FIDE Master in 2015. He later attended Exeter University and played league chess for its team, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire's Four Nations Chess League side. In December 2021 he earned his first international-master norm at the EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational.
ECF ratings
English rankings2469Standard
2305Rapid · Provisional
1959Blitz
ECF rating history
Published lists
| Date | Type | Scale | Original | Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-11-01 | rapid | rating | 2305 | 2305 |
| 2026-11-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-10-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-10-01 | rapid | rating | 2306 | 2305 |
| 2026-10-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-09-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-09-01 | rapid | rating | 2306 | 2305 |
| 2026-09-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-08-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-07-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-06-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-06-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-05-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-05-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-04-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-04-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-03-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-03-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-02-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-02-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2026-01-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2026-01-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2025-12-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-12-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2025-11-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-11-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2025-10-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-10-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2025-09-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-09-01 | standard | rating | 2469 | 2469 |
| 2025-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-08-01 | standard | rating | 2449 | 2449 |
| 2025-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-07-01 | standard | rating | 2449 | 2449 |
| 2025-06-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-06-01 | standard | rating | 2449 | 2449 |
| 2025-05-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-05-01 | standard | rating | 2442 | 2442 |
| 2025-04-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-04-01 | rapid | rating | 2337 | 2337 |
| 2025-04-01 | standard | rating | 2457 | 2457 |
| 2025-03-01 | blitz | rating | 1959 | 1959 |
| 2025-03-01 | rapid | rating | 2337 | 2337 |
| 2025-03-01 | standard | rating | 2457 | 2457 |
| 2025-02-01 | blitz | rating | 1956 | 1959 |
| 2025-02-01 | rapid | rating | 2337 | 2337 |
| 2025-02-01 | standard | rating | 2457 | 2457 |
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup - OPEN | Classical | 2½ |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-17 | 41st ECC Open 2026 | Budva MNE | 1.6 | Pranesh,M | Claridge-Hansen,William | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup 2026 | Open | Budva, Montenegro | 1.31 | Pranesh M | Claridge-Hansen, William | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 3 | 2025-08-10 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 9.4 | William Claridge-Hansen | Gawain C B Maroroa Jones | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 4 | 2025-08-09 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 8.45 | Yang-Fan Zhou | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 5 | 2025-08-08 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 7.13 | William Claridge-Hansen | Lan Yao | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 6 | 2025-08-07 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 6.8 | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 91 | Open |
| 7 | 2025-08-06 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 5.6 | William Claridge-Hansen | Jonah B Willow | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 8 | 2025-08-05 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 4.3 | Matthew J Wadsworth | William Claridge-Hansen | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 9 | 2025-08-04 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 3.3 | William Claridge-Hansen | Daniel Howard Fernandez | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 10 | 2025-08-03 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 2.18 | Monika Ashbrooke | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 11 | 2025-08-02 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 1.25 | William Claridge-Hansen | Henry Adams | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 12 | 2025-05-05 | 4NCL Div 2 2024-25 | England ENG | 11.11 | Ritvars Reimanis | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 13 | 2025-05-04 | 4NCL Div 2 2024-25 | England ENG | 10.11 | William Claridge-Hansen | Tim P Wall | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 14 | 2025-04-06 | 4NCL Div 2 2024-25 | England ENG | 8.11 | Daniel GH Gallagher | William Claridge-Hansen | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 15 | 2025-04-05 | 4NCL Div 2 2024-25 | England ENG | 7.11 | William Claridge-Hansen | Tarun Kanyamarala | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 16 | 2024-05-06 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 11.5 | William Claridge-Hansen | Shreyas Royal | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 17 | 2024-05-05 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 10.6 | Hamish Olson | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 18 | 2024-05-04 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 9.6 | William Claridge-Hansen | Alexander Cherniaev | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 19 | 2024-03-17 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 8.3 | William Claridge-Hansen | Marcus R Harvey | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 20 | 2024-03-16 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 7.4 | Ezra Kirk | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 21 | 2024-02-11 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 6.6 | William Claridge-Hansen | Samuel Chow | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 22 | 2024-02-10 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 5.1 | Constantin Lupulescu | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 23 | 2024-01-14 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 4.5 | Marco Gallana | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 24 | 2024-01-13 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 3.2 | William Claridge-Hansen | Daniel Alsina Leal | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 25 | 2023-11-12 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 2.5 | William Claridge-Hansen | Andrew J Ledger | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 26 | 2023-11-11 | 4NCL 2023-24 | England ENG | 1.5 | Harry Grieve | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 27 | 2023-07-30 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 9.6 | William Claridge-Hansen | Mark L Hebden | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 28 | 2023-07-29 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 8.6 | Richard G Pert | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 29 | 2023-07-28 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 7.6 | Jonah B Willow | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 30 | 2023-07-27 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 6.4 | William Claridge-Hansen | Harry Grieve | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 31 | 2023-07-26 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 5.12 | William Claridge-Hansen | John Merriman | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 32 | 2023-07-25 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 4.6 | Nicholas Pert | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 33 | 2023-07-24 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 3.16 | William Claridge-Hansen | Matthew Dignam | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 34 | 2023-07-23 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 2.18 | Edward Jackson | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 35 | 2023-07-22 | 109th ch-GBR 2023 | Leicester ENG | 1.19 | William Claridge-Hansen | Peter Shaw | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 36 | 2022-08-30 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 9.5 | William Claridge-Hansen | Max N Turner | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 37 | 2022-08-30 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 8.1 | Daniel Fischer | William Claridge-Hansen | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 38 | 2022-08-29 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 7.5 | Aaravamudhan Balaji | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 39 | 2022-08-29 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 6.2 | William Claridge-Hansen | Peter G Large | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 40 | 2022-08-28 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 5.4 | Viktor Stoyanov | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 101 | Open |
| 41 | 2022-08-28 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 4.3 | William Claridge-Hansen | Hamish Olson | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 42 | 2022-08-27 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 3.3 | Gavin Wall | William Claridge-Hansen | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 43 | 2022-08-27 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 2.4 | William Claridge-Hansen | Bao Nghia Dong | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 44 | 2022-08-26 | Northumbria IM 2022 | Newcastle ENG | 1.2 | Angus J Dunnington | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 45 | 2022-08-21 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 9.7 | Jonah B Willow | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 46 | 2022-08-20 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 8.7 | William Claridge-Hansen | Nigel R Davies | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 47 | 2022-08-19 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 7.11 | Gwilym Price | William Claridge-Hansen | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 48 | 2022-08-18 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 6.11 | William Claridge-Hansen | Nigel Birtwistle | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 49 | 2022-08-17 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 5.5 | Daniel W Gormally | William Claridge-Hansen | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 50 | 2022-08-16 | 108th ch-GBR 2022 | Torquay ENG | 4.2 | William Claridge-Hansen | John M Emms | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |