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Meister, Jakob
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4102541· Male· Germany· Born in 1955
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Jakob Meister, a 71-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2383 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2519 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2004); he also reached World #462 in Jul 2002.
Competes for Germany since Oct 2004. Awarded GM in 2008 (age 53) and IM in 2001 (age 46).
Current rating
2383
Standard
Rpd2390·Blz2440
All-time high
2519
−136 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 49
Oct 2004 · age 49
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#151 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2026
10th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2386
Mar 2026
2021
11th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2422
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2416 → returned at 2415
Apr 2020
2016
12th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2456
Jun 2016
2013
9th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2517
Jun 2013
500 career games
at age 58
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2396 → 2383
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
5W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 2430 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | 1384 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2119 | -3.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2252 | -1.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2190 | -5.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey KalinitschewGM
🇩🇪GER·2372
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsRene SternGM
🇩🇪GER·2499
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsRobert RabiegaGM
🇩🇪GER·2460
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Oct 2014
View head-to-head →
vsUlf Von HermanIM
🇩🇪GER·2261
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2016
View head-to-head →
vsVladimir EpishinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2274
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Germany
#151
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,274
in continent
World
#1,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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