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Jacobs, Darryl

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FIDEFIDE 14343436· Male· South Africa· Born in 1972

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Darryl Jacobs, a 54-year-old South African player, is rated 1420. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C). His peak of 1540 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2024).

Current rating

1420

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1540

−120 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 52

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#213,103

#213,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
21st South African 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1540
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+440 Elo)
1100 → 1540
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1540
at age 52 · −120 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 52
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ludwig Wolff 1,705
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5) · Apr 2026 · +33.5 Elo
Evolution
-69
1489 → 1420
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
8W2D15L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsLudwig Wolff1,705·CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5)·R5·+33.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5)
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/3#171586+6.4
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5)
Swiss
Mar 20263/2#152392-23.6
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C)
Team
Jul 20251.5/3#1061780-19.2
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20250/2#121771-32.0
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) (-32.0 Elo, finished #121).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,715
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,042
in continent
World
#212,701
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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1715🇿🇦Jacobs, Darryl1,420
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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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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2,425
10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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