What is Mestel, A Jonathan's FIDE rating?

Mestel, A Jonathan's current standard FIDE rating is 2429.

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's world ranking?

Mestel, A Jonathan is currently ranked #1,261 in the world (standard rating).

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's ranking in England?

Mestel, A Jonathan is currently ranked #25 in England.

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's continental ranking?

Mestel, A Jonathan is currently ranked #877 in their continent.

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's ranking in the 65-70 category?

Mestel, A Jonathan is ranked #2 in England in the 65-70 age group.

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Mestel, A Jonathan's all-time peak standard rating is 2499.

When did Mestel, A Jonathan receive their first FIDE rating?

Mestel, A Jonathan first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Mestel, A Jonathan's chess title?

Mestel, A Jonathan holds the FIDE title of GM.

Which federation does Mestel, A Jonathan represent?

Mestel, A Jonathan represents England (ENG).

How old is Mestel, A Jonathan?

Mestel, A Jonathan was born in 1957 and is 69 years old.

When did Mestel, A Jonathan reach their peak rating?

Mestel, A Jonathan reached their peak standard rating of 2499 in 2005, at age 48.

MA

Mestel, A Jonathan

GM🇬🇧

FIDE 400122· Male· England· Born in 1957

A Jonathan Mestel, a 69-year-old English player. currently rated 2429 in Standard, career peak of 2499 (Jan 2005). He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2011–2012), 117 months (2012–2022), 16 months (2022–2023).

Current rating

2429

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2499

−70 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 48

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#25

in England · of 2,537

Career timeline

11 entries

2022

Peak English rank: #12

at age 65 · rated 2478

Sep 2022

Inactive for 16 months

paused at 2478 → returned at 2472

Jul 2022

2012

Inactive for 117 months

paused at 2471 → returned at 2478

Sep 2012

2011

Inactive for 13 months

paused at 2477 → returned at 2471

Jul 2011

2010

Best 12-month gain (+11 Elo)

2473 → 2484

Jul 2010

2009

Inactive for 14 months

paused at 2473 → returned at 2484

Apr 2009

Recent Results (last 12 months)

Evolution

-13

2442 → 2429

Score

4.5/ 856.3%

3W3D2L

Standard rating history

Rankings

/

England

#25

out of 3,880 players

Europe

#877

in continent

World

#1,261

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

England

1	🇬🇧Vitiugov, Nikita	2,667
2	🇬🇧Howell, David W L	2,665
3	🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B	2,639
4	🇬🇧Adams, Michael	2,629
5	🇬🇧McShane, Luke J	2,597
6	🇬🇧Short, Nigel D	2,587
7	🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew J	2,532
8	🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard	2,528
9	🇬🇧Royal, Shreyas	2,515
10	🇬🇧Nunn, John D M	2,514
...
25	🇬🇧Mestel, A Jonathan	2,429

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,762
3	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
4	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,753
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,736
7	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
9	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,717
10	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,715
13	🇩🇪Bluebaum, Matthias	2,695
...
877	🇬🇧Mestel, A Jonathan	2,429

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,810
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,793
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,762
6	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
7	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
7	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,754
9	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,753
10	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
...
1261	🇬🇧Mestel, A Jonathan	2,429

FIDE Games Detail

Last scraped: 2026-04-16

Scrape games

PeriodsTypeDelay (s)

8 Standard games (last 12 months)

2026-04STD2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8Elo 2429

Opponent	Elo	Res.	Δ Elo	♟
Gallagher, Daniel GhENG	2281	0	-7.1	♔
mKanyamarala, TarunIRL	2399	0	-5.6	♚

2025-05STDEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 - Section O65Elo 2442

Opponent	Elo	Res.	Δ Elo	♟
fGoormachtigh, JohanBEL	2207	1	+2	♔
Mueller, GerhardGER	2052	½	-4.2	♚
Novak, StjepanCRO	—	1	+0.8	♔
fJahnel, GuentherGER	2148	1	+1.5	♔
fRaupp, ThomasGER	2247	½	-2.6	♔
Joentausta, HannuFIN	2081	½	-4	♚