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Grave, Jacob Templen
FM🇳🇴FIDE 1542656· Male· Norway· Born in 2003
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Jacob Templen Grave, a 23-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2385 — his current career high and ranked 29th among Norwegian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 A, and Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9. Also played 4 rapid (including NTG Hurtig-GP juni 2025) and 9 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP januar 2026) recently. He reached Norwegian #27 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 20) and CM in 2021 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at Lewis Chess Legends Open 2024. At junior level, he reached #5, #5 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd2272·Blz2318
All-time high
2385
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 2385
at age 23
Apr 2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #27
at age 23 · rated 2382
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Sep 2024
2023
5th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2301
Nov 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 20
Nov 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2350 → 2385
Tournaments
9
48 games
Score
31.5/ 4865.6%
30W14D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2343 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2256 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2960 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 2028 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2337 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 2339 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | 2959 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2381 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2420 | +16.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElham AmarGM
🇳🇴NOR·2576
+6 −19 =1
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEivind Grunt KrekenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2325
+9 −6 =6
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSemen MitusovIM
🇳🇴NOR·2486
+7 −10 =4
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSondre MelaaFM
🇳🇴NOR·2326
+11 −6 =1
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHavard HaugFM
🇳🇴NOR·2432
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#29
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#1,232
in continent
World
#1,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Norway
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