Jonathan Parker (chess player)

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

Jonathan Parker
Country	England
Born	(1976-03-19) 19 March 1976 (age 49)
Title	Grandmaster (2001)
FIDE rating	2517 (October 2025)
Peak rating	2570 (July 2002)

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.