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Jacobs, Brandon Lee
🇿🇦FIDE 14334259· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Brandon Lee Jacobs, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1611. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 32-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1713 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached #35 and #25 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1713
−102 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 23
Nov 2024 · age 23
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1458 → 1713
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1713
at age 23 · −102 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
2020
35th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1453
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-102
1713 → 1611
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
1W0D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #78 | 2315 | -15.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/4 | #148 | 881 | -87.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#865
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,780
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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