What is Jon S Speelman's FIDE rating?

Jon S Speelman's FIDE rating is 2495 standard, 2540 rapid, 2397 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 2,789 over-the-board games by Jon S Speelman (2,598 classical, 86 rapid, 105 blitz), with 34% 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1956FIDE ID400033

Classical2495

Rapid2540

Blitz2397

Games2,789

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost34 / 51 / 14

Peak2604Jan 2001

Rating history

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2495Rapid2540Blitz2397no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.0%Opening93.8%Middlegame94.7%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(66% in 495 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

Recent games

Vaidyanathan, Adithya(2240)

4NCL Division 1 2026-27 · 11 Oct 2026

1–0

Balaji, Aaravamudhan(2317)

4NCL Division 1 2026-27 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½

Carroll, Thomas(2182)

4NCL 2025-26 · 4 May 2026

1–0

O`Gorman, Tom(2388)

4NCL 2025-26 · 3 May 2026

0–1

Sowray, Peter J(2131)

4NCL 2025-26 · 2 May 2026

0–1

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Openings

1,354 games as White · scores 64.9%

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

By family

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2,789 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.9%

A00–A045406m

41%49%10

65.2%—

A45–E112283w

37%53%10

63.2%—

A10–A301328y

32%57%11

60.2%−4.7 pts

B20–B507914y

43%42%15

63.9%—

A40–D02683y

65%32%

80.9%+16.0 pts

E32–E404910y

31%59%10

60.2%−4.7 pts

D10–D454410m

45%48%7

69.3%+4.4 pts

D24–E05323y

31%53%16

57.8%−7.1 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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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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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,789 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,354 games40%W49%D11%L

1,354games in this linewon 40%, drew 49%, lost 11%

Move

1. ♞f3

5306m

41%48%11

66%

1. d4

4953w

41%50%9

66%

1. e4

18714y

44%42%14

65%

1. c4

1328y

32%57%11

60%

1. g3

822y

75%25%

38%

1. b3

2—

100%

Scouting report: Jon S Speelman (GM, ENG)

Jon S Speelman

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Mistakes

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