About Jonathan Levitt
Born 1963. Jonathan Levitt is a British chess player.
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.
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Who is Jonathan Levitt?
British chess player
When was Jonathan Levitt born?
Jonathan Levitt was born on 3 June 1963 in London.
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Jonathan Levitt is a chess player.
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Jonathan Levitt is British.
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