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Nunn, John D M

Nunn, John D M

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 400017· Male· England· Born in 1955

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John D M Nunn, a 71-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2514 and ranked 9th among English players, and 498th worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 38 months (2003–2006), 97 months (2006–2014), 13 months (2015–2016) and 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. His peak of 2617 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2003); he also reached World #77 in Oct 2003 and spent 13 months in the world top 100.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 46).

Current rating

2514

Standard

Rpd2536·Blz2490

All-time high

2617

−103 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 48

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#9

#9 · English players · of 2,546
13 months in World top 100 (2002–2005)

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
1st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2514
Mar 2026
2023
1st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2552
Dec 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 67
Jul 2022
2019
1st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2568
Dec 2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2568 → returned at 2577
Jan 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2600
at age 61
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Artur JussupowGM 2,554
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
-7
2521 → 2514
Tournaments
1
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
8W9D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/9#22391-6.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsLubomir FtacnikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2417
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRainer KnaakGM
🇩🇪GER·2401
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlan B MerryIM
🇬🇧ENG·2403
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
England
#9
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#285
in continent
World
#498
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
92,514
10
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2,506
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
285🇬🇧Nunn, John D M2,514
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
498🇬🇧Nunn, John D M2,514