Jonathan Levitt
English chess grandmaster (born 1963)
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Country | England |
Born | (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 61) London, England |
Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
FIDE rating | 2404 (September 2024) |
Peak rating | 2495 (January 1989) |
Jonathan Paul Levitt is an English chess grandmaster.
Biography
Levitt studied mathematics at Magdalen College, Oxford from 1982 to 1985.[1]
Levitt wrote chess anecdotes for Garry Kasparov's KasparovChess website, and is also a chess teacher.[2] He wrote the book Genius in Chess, which explores whether there is a link between chess rating and IQ.[3][4]
In 2005, Levitt won the Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament, beating Jon Speelman in the tiebreaks.[5][6][7] He won Morris Sobkowski's chess set through his victory in the event, but re-donated the set back to the Society the following year.[8]
Personal life
Levitt is married with one child.[9]
References
- ^ "Happy Birthday Jonathan Levitt". 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Birthday of GM Jonathan Levitt (03-vi-1963)". 3 June 2023.
- ^ "The question of talent".
- ^ Kaehler, Arne (6 December 2020). "Rapid Interview with Jonathan Levitt".
- ^ "Staunton Memorial (2005)".
- ^ "STAUNTON MEMORIAL BY GM RAY KEENE". 28 July 2007.
- ^ Berry, Jonathan (10 September 2005). "CHESS".
- ^ "Michael Adams wins the Staunton Memorial". 21 August 2007.
- ^ Wall, Bill. "Families and Chess".
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English Grandmasters
Chess players for England with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Tony Miles
- Raymond Keene
- Michael Stean
- John Nunn
- Jon Speelman
- Jonathan Mestel
- Nigel Short
- Harry Golombek
- James Plaskett
- Glenn Flear
- Julian Hodgson
- Michael Adams
- Daniel King
- David Norwood
- Joseph Gallagher
- Anthony Kosten
- William Watson
- Stuart Conquest
- Mark Hebden
- Nigel Davies
- Jonathan Penrose
- Matthew Sadler
- Jonathan Levitt
- Peter Wells
- Keith Arkell
- John Emms
- James Howell
- Neil McDonald
- Chris Ward
- Dharshan Kumaran
- Aaron Summerscale
- Luke McShane
- Jonathan Parker
- Nicholas Pert
- Matthew Turner
- Alexander Cherniaev
- Daniel Gormally
- David Howell
- Gawain Jones
- Stewart Haslinger
- Simon Williams
- Stephen J. Gordon
- Jonathan Hawkins
- Daniel Fernandez
- See also: List of chess grandmasters
- Category:English chess players