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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 1921 — just 18 short of his peak of 1939 (Nov 2025, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈24/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
1921
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1788
All-time high
1939
−18 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
#43,080
#43,080 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
69th Australian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1939
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1939
at age 21 · −18 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
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1908 → 1921
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
10W1D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 3-5 plus postponed (-31.4 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
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Australia
#206
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,114
in continent
World
#43,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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