Jonathan Levitt
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| File:Jonathan Levitt.jpg Levitt in 2004 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1963 London, England |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| FIDE rating | 2404 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2495 (January 1989) |
Jonathan Paul Levitt is an English chess grandmaster.
Biography
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Levitt is married with one child.[9]
References
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