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Jacobs, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 343440673· Male· England· Born in 1978

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Simon Jacobs, a 48-year-old English player, is rated 1694. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 8, and FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. His peak of 1775 was reached at age 47 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1694

Standard

Rpd1561·Blz—

All-time high

1775

−81 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 47

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#112,159

#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1687 → 1757
Sep 2025
79th English 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1775
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1775
at age 47 · −81 from today
Feb 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+73 Elo
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael McDonagh 1,947
2025 British Championship: Major Open · Aug 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-51
1745 → 1694
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
1W7D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/5#1081576-20.6
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 8
Round-Robin
Nov 20251/5#61495-33.2
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/5#1141664-10.6
2025 British Championship: Major Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#1261935+15.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 8 (-33.2 Elo, finished #6).

Rankings

/
England
#1,781
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#78,523
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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1781🇬🇧Jacobs, Simon1,694
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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