Player profile
Speelman, Jon S
Dossier
54 of 58 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 92.1%
Opened d4: 10/20Opened Nf3: 10/20
Castled kingside: 37Same-side castling: 36Did not castle: 4Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 17Fianchettoed queenside: 13Fianchettoed kingside: 11Played on the queenside: 10Played on the kingside: 5
Active pieces: 31Sacrificed material: 28Initiated exchanges: 27Isolated pawn: 23Kept the bishop pair: 23Space advantage: 17Backward pawn: 16Avoided exchanges: 8Missed tactics: 4Accepted short draws: 4
Openings
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As White 22 games 11W 9D 2L
Catalan Opening 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Open Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Classical Line
3 games
1W
1D
1L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
English Opening 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzo-English
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's Knight Variation
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
London System, with Be2 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 24 games 11W 8D 5L
Caro-Kann Defense 10 games 5W 3D 2L
Advance Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Short Variation
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Tal Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Rubinstein Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Karpov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 7 games 2W 2D 3L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
4 games
2W
1D
1L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-English
1 game
0W
0D
1L
French Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Paulsen Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
English Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 135
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 58 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.10.11 | Round 2: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Speelman, Jon S | 2.6 | 2026.10.11 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2240) | 0 | 83.00% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 | |
| 2026.10.10 | Round 1: Speelman, Jon S - Balaji, Aaravamudhan | 1.2 | 2026.10.10 Balaji, Aaravamudhan (436224) (2317) | ½ | 95.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 | |
| 2026.05.04 | Round 11: Speelman, Jon S - Carroll, Thomas | 11.22 | 2026.05.04 Carroll, Thomas (450111) (2190) | 1 | 97.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.05.03 | Round 10: O`Gorman, Tom - Speelman, Jon S | 10.12 | 2026.05.03 O`Gorman, Tom (2508249) (2388) | 1 | 96.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 | |
| 2026.05.02 | Round 9: Sowray, Peter J - Speelman, Jon S | 9.13 | 2026.05.02 Sowray, Peter J (400971) (2137) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Bb7 | |
| 2026.03.22 | Round 8: Erdos, Viktor - Speelman, Jon S | 8.12 | 2026.03.22 Erdos, Viktor (719978) (2549) | 0 | 87.50% | 1. c4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2026.03.21 | Round 7: Speelman, Jon S - Murawski, Jan | 7.12 | 2026.03.21 Murawski, Jan (21009287) (2125) | 1 | 91.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 | |
| 2026.02.08 | Round 6: Speelman, Jon S - Manmay Chopra | 6.7 | 2026.02.08 Manmay Chopra (25649191) (2160) | ½ | 96.10% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2026.02.07 | Round 5: Franco, Gaston - Speelman, Jon S | 5.5 | 2026.02.07 Franco, Gaston (117722) (2109) | 1 | 97.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.01.11 | Round 4: Speelman, Jon S - Bashylina, Luisa | 4.6 | 2026.01.11 Bashylina, Luisa (12983292) (2139) | ½ | 93.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 | |
| 2026.01.10 | Round 3: Speelman, Jon S - Shearsby, Jude | 3.3 | 2026.01.10 Shearsby, Jude (462527) (2310) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2025.11.02 | Round 2: Speelman, Jon S - Bates, Richard A | 2.4 | 2025.11.02 Bates, Richard A (403555) (2296) | 1 | 90.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.11.01 | Round 1: Stoyanov, Viktor - Speelman, Jon S | 1.2 | 2025.11.01 Stoyanov, Viktor (450308) (2239) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Bb7 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 15.11 | 2025.09.20 Damodaran, Patrick (465429) (1839) | 1 | - | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 14.10 | 2025.09.20 Turner, Max N (447722) (2126) | 0 | 59.30% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 13.9 | 2025.09.20 Watson, Jacob (445037) (1915) | ½ | 92.10% | 1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 12.9 | 2025.09.20 Kuhendiran, Tharshan (423777) (1881) | ½ | 86.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 11.8 | 2025.09.20 Finn, Peter (432156) (2121) | ½ | - | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 7.10 | 2025.09.20 Bijeljic, Branko (343413250) (1959) | ½ | 74.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 6.3 | 2025.09.20 Royal, Shreyas (448869) (2433) | 0 | 86.40% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 5.5 | 2025.09.20 Bonn, Thomas (638242) (2027) | 1 | 92.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.09.18 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 4.1 | 2025.09.18 Pein, Jonathan (417092) (2254) | 0 | 74.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 | |
| 2025.09.18 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 3.1 | 2025.09.18 Pilley, Jack (343403840) (2152) | 1 | 92.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.09.18 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 2.1 | 2025.09.18 Shaw, Dashiell L (412007) (2015) | 1 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2025.09.18 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 1.1 | 2025.09.18 Robinson, Adam (442089) (1840) | 1 | 89.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| 2025.05.05 | Round 11: Royal, Shreyas - Speelman, Jon S | 11.5 | 2025.05.05 Royal, Shreyas (448869) (2493) | ½ | 90.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.05.04 | Round 10: O`Gorman, Tom - Speelman, Jon S | 10.4 | 2025.05.04 O`Gorman, Tom (2508249) (2365) | 0 | 87.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.05.03 | Round 9: Speelman, Jon S - Macak, Stefan | 9.4 | 2025.05.03 Macak, Stefan (14905531) (2296) | ½ | 96.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.04.06 | Round 8: Ledger, Andrew J - Speelman, Jon S | 8.2 | 2025.04.06 Ledger, Andrew J (400610) (2345) | ½ | 94.20% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 | |
| 2025.04.05 | Round 7: Speelman, Jon S - Bremner, Adam | 7.2 | 2025.04.05 Bremner, Adam (2400847) (2140) | 1 | 93.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2025.02.16 | Round 6: Pert, Richard G - Speelman, Jon S | 6.2 | 2025.02.16 Pert, Richard G (404748) (2402) | ½ | 93.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Bg4 | |
| 2025.02.15 | Round 5: Speelman, Jon S - Bezuidenhout, Roland | 5.4 | 2025.02.15 Bezuidenhout, Roland (14304562) (2283) | ½ | 94.10% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 | |
| 2025.01.26 | Round 4: Palliser, Richard J D - Speelman, Jon S | 4.2 | 2025.01.26 Palliser, Richard J D (407372) (2362) | ½ | 97.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.01.25 | Round 3: Speelman, Jon S - Olson, Hamish | 3.2 | 2025.01.25 Olson, Hamish (2404257) (2359) | 1 | - | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e5 | |
| 2024.11.24 | Round 2: D`Costa, Lorin - Speelman, Jon S | 2.2 | 2024.11.24 D`Costa, Lorin (409219) (2370) | ½ | 98.90% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2024.11.23 | Round 1: Speelman, Jon S - Willow, Jonah B | 1.2 | 2024.11.23 Willow, Jonah B (438804) (2453) | ½ | 95.80% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 | |
| 2024.05.06 | Round 11: Ledger, Dave J - Speelman, Jon S | 2024.05.06 Ledger, Dave J (401986) (2211) | 1 | 95.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 | ||
| 2024.05.05 | Round 10: Svane, Frederik - Speelman, Jon S | 2024.05.05 Svane, Frederik (12923044) (2636) | 0 | 91.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.05.04 | Round 9: Speelman, Jon S - Palliser, Richard J D | 2024.05.04 Palliser, Richard J D (407372) (2377) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 | ||
| 2024.03.17 | Round 8: Khoury, Theo - Speelman, Jon S | 2024.03.17 Khoury, Theo (480703) (2113) | ½ | 97.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| 2024.03.16 | Round 7: Speelman, Jon S - Townsend, M Paul | 2024.03.16 Townsend, M Paul (402320) (2160) | 1 | 94.80% | 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.01.14 | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 4.17 | 2024.01.14 Nasuta, Grzegorz (1141686) (2579) | ½ | 97.00% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2024.01.13 | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 3.19 | 2024.01.13 Gourlay, Iain (2401533) (2298) | 1 | 95.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 | |
| 2023.11.12 | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 2.19 | 2023.11.12 Zulfic, Fedja (3208427) (2223) | 1 | 98.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 | |
| 2023.11.11 | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 1.17 | 2023.11.11 Willow, Jonah B (438804) (2416) | 1 | 95.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2023.05.01 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 11.1 | 2023.05.01 Rowson, Jonathan (2400561) (2546) | ½ | 99.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 | |
| 2023.04.30 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 10.1 | 2023.04.30 Shirov, Alexei (2209390) (2654) | 0 | 93.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2023.04.29 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 9.13 | 2023.04.29 Hoffmann, Hendrik (2266) | 1 | 96.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2023.03.19 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 8.1 | 2023.03.19 Alonso Rosell, Alvar (2270544) (2567) | ½ | 97.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2023.03.18 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 7.1 | 2023.03.18 Roberson, Peter T (412384) (2494) | 0 | 78.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2023.02.26 | Schachbundesliga | 9 | 2023.02.26 Bacrot, Etienne (605506) (2646) | 0 | 84.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2023.02.25 | Schachbundesliga | 8 | 2023.02.25 Richter, Nils (12990809) (2395) | ½ | 95.90% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2023.02.12 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 6.41 | 2023.02.12 Murphy, Conor E (421669) (2425) | 0 | 89.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Qc7 | |
| 2023.02.11 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 5.41 | 2023.02.11 Delaney, Killian (2501570) (2334) | 1 | 96.70% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2023.01.15 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 4.41 | 2023.01.15 Ansell, Simon T (402141) (2421) | ½ | 95.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7 | |
| 2023.01.14 | 4NCL Division 1 2022-2023 | 3.42 | 2023.01.14 Wall, Tim P (401641) (2290) | 1 | 95.90% | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| ????.??.?? | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 6.19 | ????.??.?? Eggleston, David J (412120) (2341) | 1 | 97.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2024.02.10 | 4NCL Division 1 2023-2024 | 5.19 | 2024.02.10 Federico Rocco (2171) | 1 | 97.80% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 |