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Jonathan Levitt
Levitt in 2004
Country	England
Born	(1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 61) London, England
Title	Grandmaster (1990)
FIDE rating	2404 (December 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.

Levitt wrote chess anecdotes for Garry Kasparov's KasparovChess website, and is also a chess teacher. He wrote the book Genius in Chess, which explores whether there is a link between chess rating and IQ.

In 2005, Levitt won the Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament, beating Jon Speelman in the tiebreaks. 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.

Personal life

Levitt is married with one child.

References

1. "Happy Birthday Jonathan Levitt". 3 June 2020.
2. "Birthday of GM Jonathan Levitt (03-vi-1963)". 3 June 2023.
3. "The question of talent".
4. Kaehler, Arne (6 December 2020). "Rapid Interview with Jonathan Levitt".
5. "Staunton Memorial (2005)".
6. "STAUNTON MEMORIAL BY GM RAY KEENE". 28 July 2007.
7. Berry, Jonathan (10 September 2005). "CHESS".
8. "Michael Adams wins the Staunton Memorial". 21 August 2007.
9. Wall, Bill. "Families and Chess".

• Living people
• 1963 births
• English chess players
• Chess Grandmasters
• Chess players from London
• English chess writers
• Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford