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Matthaei, Jakob
🇩🇪FIDE 16240421· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Jakob Matthaei, a 21-year-old German player, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Jugend-Laendermeisterschaft 2025. His peak of 2172 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #32, #35, #26 and #54 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1957
All-time high
2172
−53 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,697 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
32nd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2172
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2172
at age 20 · −53 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2023
35th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2078
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
2163 → 2119
Tournaments
8
36 games
Score
13.5/ 3637.5%
12W11D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2253 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #408 | 2013 | -31.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1523 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #64 | 2070 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #76 | 1592 | -4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #100 | 2093 | -16.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2247 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2234 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,541
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,926
in continent
World
#13,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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