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Solomon, Jacobus
🇿🇦FIDE 14332450· Male· South Africa· Born in 1962
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Jacobus Solomon, a 64-year-old South African player, is rated 1703. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 87-month break between Jul 2018 and Nov 2025. Recent appearances: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship) and UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced). His peak of 1766 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1703
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1766
−63 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,889
#108,889 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
11th South African 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1742
Nov 2025
2024
All-time peak 1766
at age 62 · −63 from today
Mar 2024
2018
11th South African 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1610
Dec 2018
Inactive for 87 months
paused at 1610 → returned at 1742
Jul 2018
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Jun 2018
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1766 → 1703
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
2W2D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/4 | #33 | 1504 | -38.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #39 | 2319 | -24.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship) (-38.8 Elo, finished #33).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#481
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,134
in continent
World
#108,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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