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Nelson, Jacob

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FIDEFIDE 2520320· Male· Ireland· Born in 2005

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Jacob Nelson, a 21-year-old Irish player, is rated 1904 — just 15 short of his peak of 1919 (Jan 2026, age 21). He has fluctuated between 1883 and 1919 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, DCU Open 2026, and LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX) recently.

At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1904

Standard

Rpd1790·Blz1732

All-time high

1919

−15 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 21

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,148

#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
47th Irish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1919
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1919
at age 21 · −15 from today
Jan 2026
2025
6th Irish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1916
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1665 → 1916
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrey A. IvanovCM 2,074
City of Dublin 2025 Masters · Sep 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-2
1906 → 1904
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
10.5/ 2052.5%
8W5D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSreeyan Andhurthi1,775·DCU Open 2026·R3·+6.9
2.[D]vsAndrey A. IvanovCM2,074·City of Dublin 2025 Masters·R1·+4.8
3.[D]vsOliver Barnes2,027·City of Dublin 2025 Masters·R3·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVitaliy Salmin1,802·DCU Open 2026·R2·-12.4
2.[L]vsMert Can Ozarpaci1,818·City of Dublin 2025 Masters·R5·-12.1
3.[L]vsAiden Thomas Boby1,839·DCU Open 2026·R5·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 11
Team
May 20260.5/1#34—-1.2
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
Team
Mar 20262/2#8—+22.0
DCU Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#321730-31.0
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
Team
Jan 20261/2#32—-5.0
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#8—+19.0
The Eanna Classic Masters 2025
Swiss
Oct 20250/1#101230-6.4
LCU Ennis Shield 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20252/2#9—+13.2
City of Dublin 2025 Masters
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/5#361811-13.4
Worst Elo result: DCU Open 2026 (-31.0 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#174
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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