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PJ
Pein, Jonathan
FM🇬🇧FIDE 417092· Male· England· Born in 1998
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Jonathan Pein, a 28-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2337 — his current career high and ranked 47th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026'', 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2, and IX Open Internacional RGCC 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. He reached English #46 in Feb 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 25) and CM in 2021 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #4, #13, #18 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2337
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2169
All-time high
2337
at best
Feb 2026 · age 28
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47
#47 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak English rank: #46
at age 28 · rated 2337
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2337
at age 28
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Sep 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 25
Mar 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 25
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+111
2226 → 2337
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
20.5/ 2970.7%
16W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2389 | +23.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #90 | 1569 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2436 | +51.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2429 | +52.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Stern
🇬🇧ENG·2028
+8 −4 =0
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsFederico RoccoCM
🇬🇧ENG·2160
+10 −2 =0
12 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1628
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsRobin W Haldane
🇬🇧ENG·1982
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsDominic Klingher
🇬🇧ENG·2071
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
/
England
#47
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#1,953
in continent
World
#3,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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