Jonathan Parker (chess player)

{{Short description|British chess player}}

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| country = England

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|19|df=y}}

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| title = Grandmaster (2001)

| rating =

| peakrating = 2570 (July 2002)

| FideID = 400580

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

In 1987 he was champion of Nottinghamshire[https://chesspublishing.com/content/1/dec99heros.htm Hero of the Month - Jonathan Parker], chesspublishing.com and in 1994 he was the Scottish champion.[https://www.chessscotland.com/documents/archives/Brit2006.htm Smith & Williamson British Chess Championships 2006], www.chessscotland.com

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061012095447/http://www.chess.gr/tourn/hastings/index.html Hastings 1995], www.chess.gr (archived at web.archive.org)

In 1996 he was the British junior champion in the age group "Under 21".[http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/britchamps.html British Chess Champions 1904-present], www.saund.co.uk ("John Saunders's Chess Pages")

In 1998 he won the Berlin Summer Open tournament, with 7.5 points out of 9 rounds.

In 2006 he finished shared 3rd–6th at the British chess championship,[https://saund.org.uk/britbase/pgn/200608britchamp-viewer.html 2006 British Chess Championship], saund.org.uk held in Swansea, finishing one point below the winner Jonathan Rowson.