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Willow, Jonah B
IM🇬🇧FIDE 438804· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Jonah B Willow, a 24-year-old English International Master, is rated 2442 and ranked 22nd among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 159 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. His peak of 2480 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2026); he also reached English #16 in Apr 2023.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 20) and FM in 2018 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at Fagernes International Autumn 2024 GM. At junior level, he reached World #79 in U20, World #83 in U18 and #3, #9 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2271·Blz2368
All-time high
2480
−38 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 24
Jan 2026 · age 24
Activity
161
games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo
159 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
23 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 24
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2480
at age 24 · −38 from today
Jan 2026
2023
Peak English rank: #16
at age 21 · rated 2468
Apr 2023
500 career games
at age 21
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Nov 2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
2470 → 2442
Tournaments
20
140 games
Score
84.5/ 14060.4%
61W53D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #141 | 2404 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2386 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2479 | +1.5 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2575 | +17.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2443 | +0.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2335 | -16.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2238 | -10.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 2121 | -8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 3202 | +3.9 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #3 | 2446 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew J WadsworthGM
🇬🇧ENG·2529
+1 −6 =10
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+1 −9 =5
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsYichen HanIM
🇳🇱NED·2437
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShreyas RoyalGM
🇬🇧ENG·2505
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#22
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#680
in continent
World
#1,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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