Jonathan Rowson
Jonathan Rowson | |
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Rowson at the 38th Chess Olympiad | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Born | 18 April 1977 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
| FIDE rating | 2524 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2599 (July 2005) |
Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time British chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999 . He was awarded an Open Society Fellowship in 2018 by the Open Society Foundations . He now works as an intellectual entrepreneur and civil society leader as co-founder and Chief Executive of Perspectiva.