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Jacobs, Michiel

CM🇧🇪

FIDEFIDE 217441· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995

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Michiel Jacobs, a 31-year-old Belgian Candidate Master, is rated 2024 — just 10 short of his peak of 2034 (Mar 2025, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1922 and 2034 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018) and 64 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included).

Awarded CM in 2024 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #30 and #29 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2024

Standard

Rpd1903·Blz1918

All-time high

2034

−10 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 30

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,980

#23,980 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jan 2026
2025
78th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2034
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2034
at age 30 · −10 from today
Mar 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 29
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1834 → 2013
Nov 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Olivier Verheyen 2,160
40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+8
2016 → 2024
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
11W4D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#1232470+2.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#4632571+3.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#5242800+9.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#7502103+3.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#4222853+11.6
Worst Elo result: 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025 (-33.2 Elo, finished #76).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#299
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#17,667
in continent
World
#23,980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
🇧🇪Vandenbussche, ThibautFollow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,397
10
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2,391
...
299🇧🇪Jacobs, Michiel2,024
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
17667🇧🇪Jacobs, Michiel2,024
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
23980🇧🇪Jacobs, Michiel2,024