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Jacobs, Michiel
CM🇧🇪FIDE 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 held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 6 months. 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
Mar 2025 · age 30
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,014
#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2016 → 2024
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
11W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #123 | 2470 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #463 | 2571 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #524 | 2800 | +9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #750 | 2103 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #422 | 2853 | +11.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #393 | 1990 | -1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #517 | 2814 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #76 | 1941 | -33.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#297
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#17,688
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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