Jonathan Parker (chess player)

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Jonathan Parker
Country England
Born (1976-03-19) 19 March 1976 (age 48)
Title Grandmaster (2001)
FIDE   rating 2523 (May 2024)
Peak rating 2570 (July 2002)

Jonathan Parker (born 19 March 1976) is a British chess player, who became grandmaster in 2001.

In 1987 he was champion of Nottinghamshire [1] and in 1994 he was the Scottish champion. [2] [1]

In 1993 he became an International Master (IM), while eight years later attaining the title grandmaster (GM).

In 1995 he was shared 2nd−8th at the Hastings International Chess Congress. [3]

In 1996 he was the British junior champion in the age group "Under 21". [4]

In 1998 he won the Berlin Summer Open tournament, with 7.5 points out of 9 rounds. [1]

In 2006 he finished shared 3rd–6th at the British chess championship, [5] held in Swansea, finishing one point below the winner Jonathan Rowson.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hero of the Month - Jonathan Parker, chesspublishing.com
  2. Smith & Williamson British Chess Championships 2006, www.chessscotland.com
  3. Hastings 1995, www.chess.gr (archived at web.archive.org)
  4. British Chess Champions 1904-present, www.saund.co.uk ("John Saunders's Chess Pages")
  5. 2006 British Chess Championship, saund.org.uk