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Underwood, Jon
🇬🇧FIDE 425877· Male· England· Born in 1970
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Jon Underwood, a 56-year-old English player, is rated 2010 — just 13 short of his peak of 2023 (Dec 2024, age 54). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open, 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Open, and Djerba International Chess Festival 2026 Open B. Also played 1 rapid event (including MEMORIAL EMILIO PELLICER - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 57 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2010
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz—
All-time high
2023
−13 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 54
Dec 2024 · age 54
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,969
#25,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
43rd English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2010
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 56
Apr 2026
2024
All-time peak 2023
at age 54 · −13 from today
Dec 2024
26th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2019
Nov 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 54
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1990 → 2010
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
21.5/ 3365.2%
15W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2127 | +19.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2137 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1929 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | 1895 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2053 | +15.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#420
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#19,182
in continent
World
#25,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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