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Jones, Steven A
🇬🇧FIDE 419630· Male· England· Born in 1992
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Steven A Jones, a 34-year-old English player, is rated 2237 and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Southampton Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2023, English #68 at the time).
Earned a IM norm at 2023 British Championship. At junior level, he reached #12 and #29 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2237
Standard
Rpd2156·Blz2061
All-time high
2289
−52 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 31
Sep 2023 · age 31
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#102 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Sep 2025
2023
Peak English rank: #68
at age 31 · rated 2289
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2289
at age 31 · −52 from today
Sep 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2219
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+53
2184 → 2237
Tournaments
12
49 games
Score
34/ 4969.4%
29W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2087 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #11 | 2802 | -2.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2451 | +17.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 2940 | +15.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 1894 | -18.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2428 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #38 | 1047 | -18.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2948 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2298 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 2316 | +30.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMike J Surtees
🇬🇧ENG·2057
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsChris Doran
🇬🇧ENG·1968
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2450
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsJames P JacksonIM
🇬🇧ENG·2381
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
England
#102
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,363
in continent
World
#6,357
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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