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Hecker, Jakob

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FIDEFIDE 1270138· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Jakob Hecker, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1831. He has fluctuated between 1831 and 1870 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open and 27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2015–2017), 74 months (2017–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1870 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1831

Standard

Rpd1849·Blz—

All-time high

1870

−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#66,872

#66,872 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1868
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1783 → 1870
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1870
at age 67 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1870
Dec 2017
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1783
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025
perf 1986 (+118) · 3/6 · #44
Top opponent
vs Juerg Ramseier 2,064
27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025 · Nov 2025 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
-14
1845 → 1831
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/4#521519-36.8
27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#441986+22.6
Worst Elo result: 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open (-36.8 Elo, finished #52).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,015
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#48,734
in continent
World
#66,872
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,587
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7015🇩🇪Hecker, Jakob1,831
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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48734🇩🇪Hecker, Jakob1,831
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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66872🇩🇪Hecker, Jakob1,831