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Willow, Jonah B

IM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 438804· Male· England· Born in 2002

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Jonah B Willow, a 24-year-old English International Master, is rated 2450 — just 30 short of his peak of 2480 (Jan 2026, age 24) and ranked 22nd among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2414 and 2480 over the past 2 years. 179 rated games in the past year (≈91/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. He 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

2450

Standard

Rpd2271·Blz2368

All-time high

2480

−30 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 24

Activity

159

games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo

149 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#22

#22 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Unga Talangers GM8
perf 2575 (+123) · 6/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Daniel DardhaGM 2,602
3rd Kumania - GM · Feb 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
finished #1 (seeded #19 of 96)
Evolution
-7
2457 → 2450
Tournaments
21
140 games
Score
87.5/ 14062.5%
61W53D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMartin KraemerGM2,571·2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open·R4·+6.3
2.[W]vsPatryk CieslakIM2,482·3rd Kumania - GM·R4·+5.7
3.[W]vsShreyas RoyalGM2,495·2025 British Championship·R9·+5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20263/3#13031+8.0
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/11#1412404-2.0
6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin
Round-Robin
Apr 20264/9#62386-8.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#142479+1.5
Unga Talangers GM8
Round-Robin
Mar 20266/9#22575+17.9
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#22443+0.5
3rd Kumania - GM
Round-Robin
Feb 20263/9#92335-16.5
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#82238-10.9
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#652121-8.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#513202+3.9
Worst Elo result: 3rd Kumania - GM (-16.5 Elo, finished #9).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMatthew J WadsworthGM
🇬🇧ENG·2516
+1 −6 =10
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2494
+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·2345
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShreyas RoyalGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

/
England
#22
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#613
in continent
World
#1,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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22🇬🇧Willow, Jonah B2,450
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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613🇬🇧Willow, Jonah B2,450
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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1011🇬🇧Willow, Jonah B2,450