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Benjamin Layson, Jacob

FIDEFIDE 316104990· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1995

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Jacob Benjamin Layson, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1494 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Vex Tournament.

Current rating

1494

Standard

Rpd1491·Blz1438

All-time high

1494

at best
Oct 2025 · age 30

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#186,971

#186,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
All-time peak 1494
at age 30
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+429 Elo)
1060 → 1489
Jul 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
86th 20-35 player nationally
at age 28 · rated 1067
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Vex Tournament
perf 1842 (+348) · 4/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Aidan Singh 1,550
2025 Vex Tournament · Aug 2025 · +11.6 Elo
Evolution
+4
1490 → 1494
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAidan Singh1,550·2025 Vex Tournament·R4·+11.6
2.[W]vsJaniyah Browne1,465·2025 Vex Tournament·R7·+9.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCharis Stuart1,513·2025 Vex Tournament·R6·-9.5
2.[L]vsAaron Jaikaran1,734·2025 Vex Tournament·R5·-4.0
3.[L]vsSavion Little1,742·2025 Vex Tournament·R1·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Vex Tournament
Swiss
Aug 20254/5#61842+3.8

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#659
out of 957 players
Special
#689
in continent
World
#186,899
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
2
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2,682
3
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2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
659Benjamin Layson, Jacob1,494
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
689Benjamin Layson, Jacob1,494
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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186899Benjamin Layson, Jacob1,494