What is Jon S Speelman's FIDE rating?

Jon S Speelman's FIDE rating is 2495 standard, 2540 rapid, 2449 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Jon S Speelman's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Jon S Speelman played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,787 over-the-board games by Jon S Speelman (2,604 classical, 78 rapid, 105 blitz), with 35% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Jon S Speelman's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Jon S Speelman'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 Jon S Speelman's style, before facing them.

Jon S Speelman

United Kingdomborn 1956FIDE ID 400033

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2420

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2540

2487 · Sep 2023

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2540Rapid

2495Classical

2449Blitz

2604peak, Jan 2001

2,787games

962wins, 35%

1,423draws, 51%

402losses, 14%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2604 · Jan 2001

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(66% in 494 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

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Based on

2,787 games

Based on 2,787 games

Openings

2,787 gamesBased on 2,787 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 219 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 219 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.0%

Middlegame

93.8%

Endgame

94.7%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%48g

EqualEqual position

95%109g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%62g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

51 err

22%

52 err

19%

45 err

19%

44 err

22 err

20 err

Critical moment

Move 39 avg

1-15

18%

16-25

18%

26-35

36%

36-45

27%

46+

36% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

80Errors mapped

c6 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1010 err

99 err

88 err

c6/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#31

♜ge5?? vs Bates

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#38

♛c2?? vs Kuhendiran

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#51

♜b7+?? vs Turner

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#57

♞xc4?? vs Damodaran

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#33

d7?? vs Bijeljic

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#40

♚h2?? vs Pein

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

2,787 games

Carroll, Thomas(2182)

4NCL 2025-26 · 4 May 2026

1–0

O`Gorman, Tom(2388)

4NCL 2025-26 · 3 May 2026

1–0

Sowray, Peter J(2131)

4NCL 2025-26 · 2 May 2026

1–0

Erdos, Viktor(2549)

Round 8: Erdos, Viktor - Speelma... · 22 Mar 2026

0–1

Murawski, Jan(2125)

Round 7: Speelman, Jon S - Muraw... · 21 Mar 2026

1–0

Pultinevicius, Paulius(2545)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 · 1 Mar 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

134 endgames (47.3%) · force Minor Piece Pairs (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

47.3%

134 / 283

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 Minor Piece Pairs: only 0% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,787 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,353 games40%W49%D11%L

1,353games in this linewon 40%, drew 49%, lost 11%

Move

1. ♞f3

5305m

41%48%11

66%

1. d4

4946m

41%50%9

66%

1. e4

18714y

44%42%14

65%

1. c4

1327y

32%57%11

60%

1. g3

822y

75%25%

38%

1. b3

2—

100%

Scouting report: Jon S Speelman (GM, ENG)

Jon S Speelman

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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