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Stephenson, John
🇯🇲FIDE 7404409· Male· Jamaica· Born in 2006
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John Stephenson, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1910 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jamaica National Junior Championship Absolute 2026, National Championship 2026, and National Self Serve Wholesale Clarendon Chess Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Enos Grant Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached #18 nationally in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #2, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1910
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1791
All-time high
1910
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,636
#45,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1910
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1894
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #18
at age 18 · rated 1872
Sep 2024
4th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1872
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1882 → 1910
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
19/ 4740.4%
17W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 1909 | +1.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #7 | 1959 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 2118 | +40.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1865 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/11 | #12 | 1758 | -33.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaden ShawFM
🇯🇲JAM·2117
+2 −3 =10
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDarren McKennisCM
🇯🇲JAM·2055
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM
🇯🇲JAM·2024
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShreyas SmithFM
🇯🇲JAM·2272
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRaheem GlavesFM
🇯🇲JAM·2146
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#20
out of 163 players
Americas
#5,010
in continent
World
#45,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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