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Jay Richard Bonin was born on 7 July, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American chess player. Discover Jay Richard Bonin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Born 7 July 1955
Birthday 7 July
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1955

Jay Richard Bonin (born July 7, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American International Master in chess, chess teacher, author and lecturer.

1972

Bonin got interested in chess at the age of 14 while attending Andres Hudde Junior High School but did not actively pursue chess until the age of 17 when he watched the televised World Chess Championship match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972.

Bonin got hooked on chess and started frequenting the local chess clubs such as Times Square’s Chess and Checker Club of New York (known as "The Flea House" due to the fact that there was once a Flea Circus upstairs).

He also visited The Chess House and played in Washington Square Park.

By the end of 1972, Bonin joined the famous Marshall Chess Club in Greenwich Village, having learned about it from an opponent in a high school chess match.

1977

Bonin's chess rating steadily improved and in 1977 he achieved the rank of United States Chess Federation National Master.

He worked for the Marshall Chess Club as a manager and tournament director from 1977 to 1979.

1979

In late 1979 Bonin started teaching chess and began to make a modest living between his tournament prizes and teaching.

He supplemented his chess earnings with various odd jobs such as being a messenger and working in a mail room.

He would go on to earn the ranks of USCF Senior Master, USCF Life Senior Master, FIDE Master, and FIDE International Master.

1980

Bonin's career in chess really took off in the 1980s.

1982

On his twenty-seventh birthday in 1982, Bonin collected his first Grandmaster scalp, beating the eight-time U.S. chess champion Sammy Reshevsky at the Continental Chess Association International.

He dispatched Reshevsky as black in 43 moves.

He won the New York State Championship for the first time in 1982.

He has won clear first three times (1982, 1997 and 1999) and tied for first in 1993 but tie-breaks gave the title to GM Michael Rohde.

He won the National Congress in 1982.

1983

Bonin earned the international title of FIDE Master in 1983 and the title of International Master in 1985.

1984

Bonin also won the championship of the Marshall Chess Club in 1984, 1987 and 1997.

He joined the prestigious Manhattan Chess Club in 1984 and won the club championship three times.

1986

In 1986, Bonin took a trip to the UK to play in the Lloyds Bank Master Chess Tournament.

1987

In 1987 he played in Switzerland and the UK in three tournaments and in 1989 played in the Lloyds Bank tournament once again.

1991

He is known as the "Iron Man of Chess" and is among the most active tournament players in the US, having played over 25,000 tournament games (over 13,000 games since the US Chess Federation started collecting data in 1991 and an estimated 12,000 games for his almost 20 years of tournament play prior).

1992

In 1992, Bonin hit his peak all-time rating of 2526.

1995

In October 1995, he was profiled in the New York Times highlighting his active tournament play and the financial struggles of a professional chess master in New York.

1997

1997 was a successful year for Bonin as he won four club championships: Marshall Chess Club, Manhattan Chess Club, Nassau Chess Club and Queens Chess Club.

He also achieved something never before done, winning the "Triple Crown" of New York chess events: The New York State Championship, Manhattan Chess Club Championship, and Marshall Chess Club Championship all in the same year, 1997.

1998

From 1998 until 2002, he worked at the Manhattan Chess Club as a manager and tournament director.

2005

In 2005 he competed in the New York Masters events winning three tournaments in a row, defeating Grandmasters Leonid Yudasin, Alexander Stripunsky, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, and Kamil Miton.

2007

In 2007, Bonin competed in the US Chess Championship Tournament consisting of thirty six players gathered from the best in the country.

2012

According to a 2012 article by Dylan McClain in The New York Times, Bonin has "probably has played more tournaments than anyone. The United States Chess Federation lists more than 3,300 tournaments Bonin has competed in since 1991, which is as far back as the computerized records go, though Bonin played just as frequently in the '80s."

His peak USCF rating is 2526.

In March 2012, Bonin's life as a prolific but struggling chess master was again profiled in The New York Times.

2014

In 2014, Bonin tied for first in the Cleveland Open and in 2015 he took clear first in the same event.

In 2014 he tied for 2nd in the New York State Championship.

2015

In 2015, Bonin played a blitz match against FM Asa Hoffmann billed as the "Iron Man" vs. the "Gladiator".

Iron Man Bonin won 8 - 5.

Having won countless tournaments over the years, and competed for parts of five decades, Bonin remains a very active tournament player and played in over 600 games in 2015, winning the Cleveland Open in August 2015.

2016

In 2016, a book entitled "Ironman vs. Gladiator: The Ultimate Chess Battle of Legends!"

was published about the match.

In 2016, Bonin authored a book with Greg Keener entitled "Active Pieces, Practical Advice from America's Most Relentless Tournament Player" with many of his best games (Mongoose Press).