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JE
Jacobs, Elsje
🇿🇦FIDE 14337240· Female· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Elsje Jacobs, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1559 — just 19 short of her peak of 1578 (Dec 2025, age 19). She has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 14 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults), 2025 African Junior Chess Championship - Girls, and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (Adult).
At junior level, she reached #84, #77 and #44 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1578
−19 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 19
Dec 2025 · age 19
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1578
at age 19 · −19 from today
Dec 2025
84th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1577
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+372 Elo)
1184 → 1556
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1566 → 1559
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
7W0D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/6 | #40 | 1445 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #11 | 1731 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #20 | 1582 | -18.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,121
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,881
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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