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GJ
Gibson, Jacob
🇦🇺FIDE 3246426· Male· Australia· Born in 2004
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Jacob Gibson, a 22-year-old Australian player, is rated 1937 — just 2 short of his peak of 1939 (Nov 2025, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 3-5 plus postponed. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 and #24 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1788
All-time high
1939
−2 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 22
Jun 2026
2025
69th Australian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1939
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1939
at age 21 · −2 from today
Nov 2025
6-month rising streak
+67 Elo
Jun 2025
2024
23rd Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1855
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1672 → 1855
Oct 2024
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
12W2D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | — | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | — | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #18 | — | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #6 | 1589 | -31.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2618 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | — | +5.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | — | +3.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | — | +9.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 3-5 plus postponed (-31.4 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Maris
🇦🇺AUS·1928
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Clarke
🇦🇺AUS·1829
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGyula PlaganyiCM
🇦🇺AUS·1884
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMarc Saxon
🇦🇺AUS·1916
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsGabriele Fokaite
🇱🇹LTU·1847
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#194
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,685
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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