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Jacobs, Rodney M

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FIDEFIDE 3213757· Male· Australia· Born in 1955

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Rodney M Jacobs, a 71-year-old Australian player, is rated 1765. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7, and 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 76 months (2019–2025). His peak of 1852 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2026).

Current rating

1765

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1852

−87 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 71

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#87,543

#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
8th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1852
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1852
at age 71 · −87 from today
Mar 2026
2025
14th Australian 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1842
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2019
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1637 → 1707
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jasan Barnett 1,468
2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 1-5 · Apr 2026 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-59
1824 → 1765
Tournaments
9
38 games
Score
23/ 3860.5%
21W4D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoshua Kai-En Huang1,412·2025 Geelong Open·R5·-18.3
2.[L]vsSteven Rajki1,468·2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 1-5·R3·-16.9
3.[L]vsVivaan Rawat1,522·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R6·-16.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 1-5
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#121489-36.0
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/6#1151672-46.6
2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#3—+13.0
2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Feb 20263/4#2—+9.2
2025 Geelong Open
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#741748-32.2
2025 Ballarat Koelle A Rounds 4-7
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/4#2—+16.0
2025 Ballarat Koelle A Rounds 1-3
Swiss
Oct 20252/3#4—+5.8
2025 Ballarat Teters Memorial Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Sep 20252/3#4—-1.8
2025 Ballarat Teters Memorial Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#2—+14.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open (-46.6 Elo, finished #115).

Rankings

/
Australia
#510
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,995
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+

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