Format
JY
Jakobs, Yoav
🇮🇱FIDE 2856930· Male· Israel· Born in 2013
Follow Yoav JakobsTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Yoav Jakobs, a 13-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1954 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5, Ramat Gan Rating Improvement A Group B, and Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3. Also played 14 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7 and #10 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1832
All-time high
1954
at best
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#748 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1954
at age 13
May 2026
11th Israeli U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1950
Apr 2026
2025
7th Israeli U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1924
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+517 Elo)
1315 → 1832
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1927 → 1954
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
18/ 3256.3%
15W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1991 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2074 | +22.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 1067 | -36.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2667 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1654 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2037 | +107.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #65 | 1898 | -30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Dorfman
🇮🇱ISR·1717
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Freifeld
🇮🇱ISR·1611
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2028
View head-to-head →
vsYonatan Weber
🇮🇱ISR·1985
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2031
View head-to-head →
vsIlan Ronin
🇮🇱ISR·1740
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2027
View head-to-head →
vsOfir Ghelerter
🇮🇱ISR·1818
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2027
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Israel
#485
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Israel
| 1 | 🇮🇱Follow Boris GelfandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱Follow Emil SutovskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,602 |
| 3 | 🇮🇱Follow Maxim RodshteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,595 |
| 4 | 🇮🇱Follow Yahli SokolovskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,567 |
| 5 | 🇮🇱Follow Ilia SmirinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,565 |
| 6 | 🇮🇱Follow Nitzan SteinbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,556 |
| 7 | 🇮🇱Follow Ido GorshteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,553 |
| 8 | 🇮🇱Follow Semyon LomasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,551 |
| 9 | 🇮🇱Follow Evgeny PostnyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,527 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱Follow Avital BoruchovskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,514 |
| ... | ||
| 485 | 1,954 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 26489 | 1,954 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 35851 | 1,954 | |