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Herrmann, Jakob
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16287169· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Jakob Herrmann, a 16-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2185 and ranked 17th among German players under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, Landeseinzelmeisterschaft M-V 2026 Meisterturnier, and Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft M-V 2026 u16. Also played 3 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #80 in U16, World #91 in U14, World #97 in U12 and #14 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2185
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz2078
All-time high
2336
−151 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 15
Mar 2025 · age 15
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · German players under 16 · of 759
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Apr 2025
80th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2336
Mar 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2336
at age 15 · −151 from today
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-98
2283 → 2185
Tournaments
10
72 games
Score
46.5/ 7264.6%
34W25D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #30 | 2024 | -27.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2276 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2511 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #41 | 2172 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2252 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 2001 | -34.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #23 | 2286 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #184 | 1727 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #112 | 2151 | -31.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 2206 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#933
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,337
in continent
World
#8,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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