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Joensson, Jacob
🇸🇪FIDE 1726315· Male· Sweden· Born in 2002
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Jacob Joensson, a 24-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2144 — just 14 short of his peak of 2158 (Apr 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb. Also played 2 rapid events (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #8, #7, #9 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz1935
All-time high
2158
−14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
46th Swedish 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2158
May 2026
All-time peak 2158
at age 24 · −14 from today
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+43 Elo
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Aug 2024
2022
8th Swedish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2028
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2112 → 2144
Tournaments
11
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
9W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1200 | -14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2639 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #66 | 2110 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2377 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2975 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #34 | 2243 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1375 | -7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2133 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2736 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2530 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander NordCM
🇸🇪SWE·2214
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsIsak StormeIM
🇸🇪SWE·2453
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsGustav TorngrenFM
🇸🇪SWE·2348
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsSantiago Grueso Cordoba
🇸🇪SWE·2237
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsEmanuel Sundin
🇸🇪SWE·2157
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Sweden
#230
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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