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GM Jonathan Rowson

Full name

Jonathan Rowson

Born

1/1/1977 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Scotland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (8 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System (7 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Normal Defense (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (7 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (7 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (14 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (10 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Amsterdam Variation (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Jonathan Rowson (2527) Jamie A Horton (2183)	1-0	53	2024
Jonathan Rowson (2537) Donald Macfarlane (2195)	½-½	26	2024
Jonathan Rowson (2525) John G Cooper (2232)	1-0	23	2023
Jonathan Rowson (2525) Pall A Thorarinsson (2160)	1-0	29	2023
Jonathan Rowson (2536) Alan J Walton (2062)	1-0	59	2023
Jonathan Rowson (2525) Marco Gallana (2219)	½-½	23	2023
Jonathan Rowson (2525) Mircea-Emilian Parligras (2496)	½-½	49	2023
Jonathan Rowson (2561) Alexander Cherniaev (2395)	1-0	37	2022
Jonathan Rowson (2546) Richard A Bates (2346)	1-0	51	2022
Jonathan Rowson (2561) Peter T Roberson (2429)	½-½	31	2022

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