John Peters (chess player)

Jack Peters
Jack Peters at the U.S. Amateur Team West chess tournament in 2004
Born	John A. Peters 1951 (age 65–66) Boston, Massachusetts
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Title	International Master

John (Jack) Peters (born 1951) is an American International Master of chess. He currently teaches at University of Southern California, and is known for his weekly Los Angeles Times chess column which ran from September 19, 1982 to November 28, 2010.

As of November 2014, his FIDE rating is 2356.