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Poel, Jacob

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FIDEFIDE 1023438· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1949

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Jacob Poel, a 77-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1501. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen and UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C. He took a 34-month break between Mar 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1589 was reached at age 75 (Aug 2024).

Current rating

1501

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1589

−88 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 75

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#184,353

#184,353 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+375 Elo)
1214 → 1589
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1589
at age 75 · −88 from today
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 75
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1392 → returned at 1325
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frank Sala 1,669
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C · Jul 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
1517 → 1501
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
6/ 1833.3%
4W4D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/4#5211688-11.6
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/7#341551-4.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,633
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#116,323
in continent
World
#184,293
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
4633🇳🇱Poel, Jacob1,501
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
116323🇳🇱Poel, Jacob1,501
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
184293🇳🇱Poel, Jacob1,501