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Smith, Jonathan D
🇬🇧FIDE 470988· Male· England· Born in 1977
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Jonathan D Smith, a 49-year-old English player, is rated 1840 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between Mar 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U2000. Also played 1 rapid (including Golders Green FIDE Rapid October 2025 - U1600) and 1 blitz events (including Yas Queen and Alpha Chess Rapid and Blitz Tournament 2026 - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1560·Blz1701
All-time high
1840
at best
Apr 2026 · age 49
Apr 2026 · age 49
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#64,208
#64,208 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
50th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1840
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1840
at age 49
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1640 → 1784
Nov 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1840
Mar 2024
2022
57th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1705
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1784 → 1840
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2099 | +55.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,027
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#46,872
in continent
World
#64,208
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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