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Jakob, Steffen
🇩🇪FIDE 34643281· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Steffen Jakob, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1910 — just 17 short of his peak of 1927 (Mar 2026, age 59). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, 27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025, and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 5. Nikolaus-Blitzturnier SK 1980 Gernsheim) recently.
Current rating
1910
Standard
Rpd1988·Blz1904
All-time high
1927
−17 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 59
Mar 2026 · age 59
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,636
#45,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1927
at age 59 · −17 from today
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 58
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1715 → 1874
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 56
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1918 → 1910
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
20/ 3852.6%
12W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #51 | 1803 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #44 | 2030 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #16 | 1919 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #134 | 1861 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #25 | 1953 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #88 | 1938 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,055
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#33,658
in continent
World
#45,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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