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Speelman, Jon S
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400033· Male· England· Born in 1956
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Jon S Speelman, a 70-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2495 and ranked 14th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2604 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001, World #89 at the time); he spent 44 months in English top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2495
Standard
Rpd2540·Blz2449
All-time high
2604
−109 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45
Jan 2001 · age 45
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · English players · of 2,574
44 months in National top 10 (2001–2024)
44 months in National top 10 (2001–2024)
Career timeline
26 entries2024
2nd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2497
Apr 2024
44 months in national top 10
longest streak 25 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 66
Nov 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 64
Mar 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2503 → returned at 2504
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2482 → 2495
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
11/ 1384.6%
10W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 3035 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2337 | -3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3363 | +6.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 2304 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #82 | 3104 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2416 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 3061 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsLoek Van WelyGM
🇳🇱NED·2636
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2014
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vsDavid W L HowellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2665
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsPeter K WellsGM
🇬🇧ENG·2318
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2018
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vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2391
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
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England
#14
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#357
in continent
World
#616
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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