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Parker, Jonathan F

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 400580· Male· England· Born in 1976

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Jonathan F Parker, a 50-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2499 and ranked 14th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2011–2012), 12 months (2014–2015) and 71 months (2018–2024). His peak of 2570 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2002, World #170 at the time); he spent 50 months in English top 10.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 25).

Current rating

2499

Standard

Rpd2468·Blz2500

All-time high

2570

−71 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 26

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#14

#14 · English players · of 2,546
50 months in National top 10 (2001–2026)

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
50 months in national top 10
longest streak 23 months · since Jan 2001
Feb 2026
2024
24th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2523
Sep 2024
2018
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 2530 → returned at 2523
Apr 2018
2017
43rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2530
Jul 2017
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2519 → returned at 2525
Apr 2014
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2531 → returned at 2525
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Siva MahadevanIM 2,431
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-18
2517 → 2499
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
1W4D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSiva MahadevanIM2,431·2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4·R2·+3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#852147-9.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#632325-4.9
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#542397-3.3
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#842439-1.1

Rankings

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England
#14
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#336
in continent
World
#585
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
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
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
...
14🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,499
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
336🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,499
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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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
...
585🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,499