Jonathan Speelman

Jonathan Speelman was born on October 2, 1956 in England. He has won the British Chess Championship three times, in 1978, 1985, and 1986. He is a regular member of the English Chess Olympiad team. His 3rd place finish in the 1987 Subotica Interzonal tournament qualified him for the World Chess Championship candidates matches. He defeated Yasser Seirawan in his first match 4-1, defeated Nigel Short 3.5-1.5, but lost to Jan Timman in the semi-final by a score of 4.5-3.5. In the next championship cycle, he lost to Short 5.5-4.5, who went on to challenge Garry Kasparov for the title.

Speelman has written a number of books on chess: Analysing the Endgame (1981), Endgame Preparation (1981), and Batsford Chess Endings (1993). Among his other books is the critically acclaimed Jon Speelman's Best Games (1997). He was once in the top five in the world, and on the April 2005 FIDE rating list, he had an Elo of 2545, making him England's 7th highest rated active player.

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