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Jacob, Sydney J
🇬🇧FIDE 419338· Male· England· Born in 1956
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Sydney J Jacob, a 70-year-old English player, is rated 1853. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900. His peak of 1970 was reached at age 55 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz1907
All-time high
1970
−117 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 55
Jan 2011 · age 55
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1737 → 1857
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
34th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1800
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1785 → returned at 1789
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1868 → 1853
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1815 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #11 | 1959 | -9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2023
View head-to-head →
vsNasarullah Sheikh
🇬🇧ENG·1792
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsRaghu Kamath
🇬🇧ENG·1853
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsPaul Haddock
🇬🇧ENG·1601
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →
vsTim Joslin
🇬🇧ENG·1837
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#970
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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