A musical Christmas greeting from Jonathan Levitt
Jonathan Levitt has recorded a full album of Christmas songs, which can be listened to on Spotify.
Born in 1963, Levitt studied mathematics for a time and played in numerous chess tournaments, including the team championships of the British Four Nations League. He was awarded the International Master title in 1984 and became a Grandmaster in 1990. His greatest tournament success came in 2005, when he shared first place at the Howard Staunton Memorial together with Jon Speelman, held at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand.
Alongside his playing career, Levitt worked as a chess columnist for Oxford Today and, for a period, also for Kasparov Chess. He published several books, including Genius in Chess. From 1988 to 2005, Levitt taught chess at the City of London School. He was also active in chess composition, serving as a judge in problem-solving competitions and composing problems himself. In 1996 and 1997, he organised the Batsford School Chess Problem Championships. For a time, he earned his living through the successful placement of cricket bets.
