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Jacobson, Aaron
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2089912· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999
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Aaron Jacobson, a 27-year-old American International Master, is rated 2360 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 15 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. Also played 1 rapid (including Marshall Masters 52) and 3 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 57) recently. His peak of 2450 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2023, American #63 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 24) and FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #14, #15 and #14 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2360
Standard
Rpd2357·Blz2302
All-time high
2450
−90 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 24
Oct 2023 · age 24
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#122 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
26 entries2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 24 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Peak American rank: #63
at age 24 · rated 2450
Oct 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 24
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2450
at age 24 · −86 from today
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 24
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2354 → 2360
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
24/ 3764.9%
18W12D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsStefanos MagkalakisFM2,227·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R3·+3.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #51 | 2315 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2271 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #10 | 2930 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #424 | 2374 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2479 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaven SturtGM
🇺🇸USA·2459
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDjurabek KhamrakulovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2478
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#122
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#290
in continent
World
#2,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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