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Vassiliev, Jacob Brandon
🇺🇸FIDE 39950573· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Jacob Brandon Vassiliev, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - U2000, 2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT1. Also played 3 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently.
At junior level, he reached #92 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1528·Blz1801
All-time high
1666
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,862
#121,862 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1558 → 1666
May 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 12
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
92nd American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1604
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+108
1558 → 1666
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
8W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1915 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #13 | 1721 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | 1902 | +52.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #8 | 1700 | +22.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,676
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#14,814
in continent
World
#121,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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