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Tayar, Jonathan

IM🇨🇦INACTIVE · since May 2025

FIDEFIDE 2606534· Male· Canada· Born in 1988

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Jonathan Tayar, a 38-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2325 and ranked 26th among Canadian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 7 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2007), 17 months (2009–2011) and 161 months (2011–2025). Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2356 was reached at age 21 (Sep 2009); he also reached Canadian #21 in Jan 2010.

Awarded IM in 2009 (age 21) and FM in 2007 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #5 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2325

Standard

Rpd2323·Blz2360

All-time high

2356

−31 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 21

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#26

#26 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2325 → still inactive
May 2025
2011
Inactive for 161 months
paused at 2344 → returned at 2325
Nov 2011
2010
Peak Canadian rank: #21
at age 22 · rated 2356
Jan 2010
2009
All-time peak 2356
at age 21 · −31 from today
Sep 2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2356 → returned at 2335
Sep 2009
IM title awardedIM
at age 21
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2325 → 2325

Most-Played Opponents

vsRaja PanjwaniIM
🇨🇦CAN·2389
+0 −2 =9
11 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAnatoly BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2499
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsAsa HoffmannFM
🇺🇸USA·2178
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsArtiom SamsonkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2361
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsGlenn Cabasso
🇺🇸USA
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings

/
Canada
#27
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#383
in continent
World
#3,328
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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6
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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