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BJ
Boswell, Jacob Connor
🇬🇧FIDE 427110· Male· England· Born in 2001
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Jacob Connor Boswell, a 25-year-old English player, is rated 2238 and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2214 and 2278 over the past 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Staffordshire Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4, and 12th Witney Congress. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Manchester Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2278 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2025, English #74 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #14, #16, #24 and #35 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2206
All-time high
2278
−40 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 24
Aug 2025 · age 24
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#99 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
15 entries2026
500 career games
at age 25
Apr 2026
2025
Peak English rank: #74
at age 24 · rated 2272
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2278
at age 24 · −40 from today
Aug 2025
2023
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Aug 2023
2022
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Jun 2022
2021
14th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2053
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2252 → 2238
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
30/ 4763.8%
29W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2173 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #82 | 1998 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #17 | 2193 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2196 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #4 | 2850 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2282 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2259 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2454 | +17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJude ShearsbyFM
🇬🇧ENG·2254
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJonathan L B BlackburnFM
🇬🇧WLS·2255
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYichen HanIM
🇳🇱NED·2437
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#99
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#4,354
in continent
World
#6,344
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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