Hannah Wilson (chess player)

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Hannah Wilson
Personal information
Born2009 (age 16–17)
Chess career
CountryBarbados
Title Woman FIDE Master (2024)
Peak rating 1949 (December 2024)

Hannah Wilson (born 2009) is a Barbadian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master, which she earned in 2024.

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Chess career

In 2022, Wilson finished fifth in the Girls Under-13 category at the FIDE World School Chess Championship in Panama. [1]

That same year, she represented the Barbados women's team at the 44th Chess Olympiad, [2] finishing on 5.5/10. [3]

In November 2024, Wilson won the national female chess championship for the second time, previously having been the youngest winner, at age 13, in 2022. [4] [5]

Wilson qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2025 by winning the Subzone 2.3.3 Women's Chess Championships with a perfect score of 9/9. [6] [7] [8] At the World Cup, she was defeated by Carissa Yip in the first round. [9]

References

  1. ↑ BCF (19 June 2022). "Hannah finishes fifth at FIDE World School Chess Championship". Barbados Chess Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ↑ BCF (6 August 2022). "Barbados' Women sweep Kuwait at Chess Olympiad". Barbados Chess Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Women". archive.chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ BCF (12 November 2024). "Wilson captures her second national female chess championship". Barbados Chess Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ BCF (22 April 2022). "13-year-old Wilson crowned youngest Barbados ladies national champion". Barbados Chess Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Estates, NVEST (21 April 2025). "Barbados News - Barbadian Chess Stars Make Historic Debut in 2025 FIDE World Cup". Barbados Real Estate - Residential and Commercial Properties - NVEST Estates. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Barbados' Husbands, Wilson qualify for 2025 Chess World Cup - Sportsmax". sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "CHESS-Husbands, Wilson emerges victorious in Subzonal, qualifying for Chess World Cup". Caribbean Times. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Results – FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 – Batumi, Georgia" . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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