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Jacob, Jallah
FM🇱🇷FIDE 22600124· Male· Liberia· Born in 1978
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Jallah Jacob, a 48-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1881. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 National Individual Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Brighter Future Open (2025)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 16 months (2017–2018). His peak of 1974 was reached at age 40 (Nov 2018, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 15 months in top 3.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 40) and CM in 2017 (age 39).
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz1885
All-time high
1974
−93 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 40
Nov 2018 · age 40
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,933
#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
15 months in National top 3 (2016–2019)
15 months in National top 3 (2016–2019)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1881
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 48
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Sep 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Feb 2022
2019
15 months in national top 3
longest streak 14 months · since May 2016
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1874 → 1881
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #3 | 2003 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKennedy Zinnah Kengo
🇱🇷LBR·1848
+9 −11 =3
23 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTondo James
🇱🇷LBR·1919
+7 −12 =1
20 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsThomas Saah
🇱🇷LBR·1944
+6 −13 =0
19 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAbraham KalokohCM
🇱🇷LBR·1747
+8 −6 =3
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn JallahCM
🇱🇷LBR·1889
+4 −11 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Liberia
#5
out of 39 players
Africa
#1,600
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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