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Jacobs, Paul
🇧🇪FIDE 204366· Male· Belgium· Born in 1946
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Paul Jacobs, a 80-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1703. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Open Ronde 8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 78 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1703
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1760
All-time high
1785
−82 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 78
Nov 2024 · age 78
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,889
#108,889 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1598 → 1785
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 78 · −82 from today
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Sep 2023
2022
13th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1642
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1746 → 1703
Tournaments
23
69 games
Score
28/ 6940.6%
28W12D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/9 | #74 | 1722 | +3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1475 | 695 | -15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1169 | 614 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1062 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2401 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #420 | 2299 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #362 | 1754 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2514 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1295 | 971 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2603 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPiet Ulburghs
🇧🇪BEL·1731
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsErik Laporte
🇧🇪BEL·1728
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBart Van Eetvelde
🇧🇪BEL·1691
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMaurice Engelaer
🇧🇪BEL·1910
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,754
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#76,513
in continent
World
#108,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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