GMA Jonathan Mestel
ENG · FIDE ID 400122 · 27 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2417
#26 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
56%
9 W · 12 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2206
Last 27 games
Last game
2026-04-28
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 54% of games (scores 64%), otherwise 1.c4 (46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 8 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 43%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 30%.
- Comfort zone: English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By colour: 73% with White, 39% with Black.
- Drawish: 44% of games end in a draw.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (2 classical). 13 with White (73%), 14 with Black (39%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 7 | 64% |
| 1.c4 | 6 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 43% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 30% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Jon L Arnason (2407) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-27 | Juergen Kyas (2137) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-26 | Risto Nevanlinna (2189) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-25 | Sergey Kalinitschew (2374) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-22 | Gerhard Kiefer (2195) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-21 | Igor Gazik (2224) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | W |
| 2026-04-19 | Heinz Kratschmer (2025) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-03-22 | Tarun Kanyamarala (2399) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2026-03-21 | Daniel GH Gallagher (2281) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2025-04-13 | Hannu Joentausta (2081) EUROPEAN SENIOR TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP | 65+ | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.