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Weihrauch, Jakob
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16210115· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Jakob Weihrauch, a 21-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2283 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2246 and 2319 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U20. Also played 1 blitz event (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2319 was reached at age 20 (Jul 2025).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2022. At junior level, he reached World #81 in U14, World #68 in U12 and #7, #7, #12 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U10.
Current rating
2283
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2222
All-time high
2319
−36 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 20
Jul 2025 · age 20
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#414 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
25 entries2025
7th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2319
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2319
at age 20 · −36 from today
Jul 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 19
Aug 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
2075 → 2308
Sep 2023
7th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2308
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2291 → 2283
Tournaments
9
40 games
Score
22.5/ 4056.3%
19W7D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRaem ShermanFM2,366·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R9·+11.3
3.[W]vsSriansh DasFM2,340·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 2485 | +18.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #100 | 1401 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #128 | 1644 | -10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2578 | +39.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 2208 | -2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #92 | 1545 | -15.6 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | R16 | 2209 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 2114 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2406 | +28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael KotykCM
🇩🇪GER·2240
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsRuben LutzFM
🇩🇪GER·2332
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsDavid Ravina
🇩🇪GER·2126
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsMichael Fehling
🇩🇪GER·2070
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBahne FuhrmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2254
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#414
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#3,091
in continent
World
#4,616
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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