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Bonin, Jay

IM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2000644· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955

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Jay Bonin, a 71-year-old American International Master, is rated 2079 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 11 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 March Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 March Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 2026 February-March Marshall Mondays Round 4-6. Also played 10 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 24-month break between Nov 2021 and Dec 2023. His peak of 2419 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2002); he also reached American #74 in Apr 2002.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 46).

Current rating

2079

Standard

Rpd2149·Blz2088

All-time high

2419

−340 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 47

Activity

106

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,423 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

25 entries
2026
9th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2079
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2203 → returned at 2175
Nov 2021
5th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2236
May 2021
2016
5th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2318
Feb 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tanitoluwa AdewumiIM 2,448
2026 January Marshall Premier FIDE - Open · Jan 2026 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
-23
2102 → 2079

Most-Played Opponents

vsGeorge Berg
🇺🇸USA·1901
+21 −1 =15
37 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJuan Sena
🇩🇴DOM·1945
+25 −3 =7
35 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAsa HoffmannFM
🇺🇸USA·2178
+7 −5 =19
31 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+7 −10 =12
29 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+7 −6 =13
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

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United States of America
#525
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,819
in continent
World
#17,423
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
525🇺🇸Bonin, Jay2,079
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1819🇺🇸Bonin, Jay2,079
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
17423🇺🇸Bonin, Jay2,079