What is John D M Nunn's FIDE rating?

John D M Nunn's FIDE rating is 2512 standard, 2536 rapid, 2490 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with John D M Nunn's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has John D M Nunn played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,392 over-the-board games by John D M Nunn (2,328 classical, 54 rapid, 10 blitz), with 42% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on John D M Nunn's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against John D M Nunn?

Open John D M Nunn's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates John D M Nunn's style, before facing them.

John D M Nunn

United Kingdomborn 1955FIDE ID 400017

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2569 · Sep 2023

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2536Rapid

2512Classical

2490Blitz

2617peak, Jul 2003

2,392games

1,007wins, 42%

1,011draws, 42%

374losses, 16%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2617 · Jul 2003

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.7% average

Solid conversion: 86%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(69% in 1193 games)

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Based on

2,392 games

Based on 2,392 games

Openings

2,392 gamesBased on 2,392 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Sveshnikov1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 e511 games, last played 12 years ago72.7%wins

Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g740 games, last played last year67.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 253 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 253 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.9%

Middlegame

93.9%

Endgame

95.2%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%86g

EqualEqual position

95%118g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%49g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

45 err

19%

40 err

18%

38 err

17%

35 err

16%

33 err

10%

21 err

Critical moment

Move 35 avg

17%

1-15

17%

16-25

33%

26-35

17%

36-45

17%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

76Errors mapped

c5 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

88 err

c5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Quinn, John M(2073)

Move 25 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.7d4??

Giffard, Nicolas(2142)

Move 62 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−4.8g1??

Ftacnik, Lubomir(2456)

Move 24 · Middlegame · OTB · 2023

−2.9he1??

Lederman, Leon(2191)

Move 20 · Middlegame · OTB · 2022

−2.3ac8??

Karpov, Anatoly(2765)

Move 22 · Rapid · 1995

−2.4d4c3??

Korchnoi, Viktor(2640)

Move 41 · Endgame · OTB

−2.5b7??

Larsen, Bent(2590)

Move 33 · Middlegame · OTB

−2.4a6??

Karpov, Anatoly(2780)

Move 23 · Rapid

−2.6c7b5??

Polgar, Judit(2630)

Move 31 · Middlegame · OTB

−2.4g3??

Polgar, Judit(2630)

Move 72 · Endgame · Rapid

−3.6f3??

Recent games

2,392 games

Wengholm, Anders(2171)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 4 Sept 2026

1–0

Binham, Timothy F.(2213)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Birnboim, Nathan(2301)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Garcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio(2396)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 31 Aug 2026

½–½

Beliavsky, Alexander G(2426)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 30 Aug 2026

½–½

Wirthensohn, Heinz(2233)

European Senior Team Championshi... · 29 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

83 endgames (31.2%) · force Double Rook (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

31.2%

83 / 266

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Double Rook: only 0% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,392 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,206 games49%W39%D12%L

1,206games in this linewon 49%, drew 39%, lost 12%

Move

1. e4

11933w

49%39%12

69%

1. g3

7Mar 1975

29%57%14

57%

1. d4

6—

67%1716

75%

Scouting report: John D M Nunn (GM, ENG)