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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 2498 and ranked 13th 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

2498

Standard

Rpd2468·Blz2500

All-time high

2570

−72 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 26

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#13

#13 · English players · of 2,574
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
Oct 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Siva MahadevanIM 2,431
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-19
2517 → 2498
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W4D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSiva MahadevanIM2,431·2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4·R2·+3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20260.5/1#922445-0.8
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
#13
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#339
in continent
World
#594
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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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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13🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,498
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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339🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,498
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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594🇬🇧Parker, Jonathan F2,498