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Gordon, Stephen J
GM🇬🇧FIDE 411477· Male· England· Born in 1986
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Stephen J Gordon, a 40-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2429 and ranked 24th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently. He took a 56-month break between Apr 2020 and Jan 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2556 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2012, World #389 at the time); he spent 38 months in English top 10.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 23), IM in 2006 (age 20), and FM in 2004 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20 and #5 and #12 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2429
Standard
Rpd2469·Blz2466
All-time high
2556
−127 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 26
Sep 2012 · age 26
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · English players · of 2,546
38 months in National top 10 (2009–2022)
38 months in National top 10 (2009–2022)
Career timeline
20 entries2022
38 months in national top 10
longest streak 15 months · since Apr 2009
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2506 → returned at 2497
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Jan 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jun 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Dec 2014
500 career games
at age 28
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2469 → 2429
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
20.5/ 3460.3%
11W19D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #68 | 2234 | -22.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2415 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #77 | 2355 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2421 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGawain C B Maroroa JonesGM
🇬🇧ENG·2639
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsDavid W L HowellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2665
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsSimon K WilliamsGM
🇬🇧ENG·2455
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsThomas E RendleIM
🇬🇧ENG·2368
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
/
England
#24
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#771
in continent
World
#1,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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