GM Jonathan Mestel

United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Born 1957
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A British Grandmaster and distinguished mathematician, Jonathan Mestel has balanced a successful chess career with his role as Professor of Applied Mathematics at Imperial College London. His research spans magnetohydrodynamics and biological fluid dynamics, and he is known on the board for his fondness for the Dragon Sicilian.

Jonathan Mestel

Associated Openings

As Black

B71Dragon Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... 6.f46 games

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