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Watson, Jacob

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FIDEFIDE 445037· Male· England· Born in 2001

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Jacob Watson, a 25-year-old English player, is rated 1931 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000 and 2025 English Championships. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. He took a 39-month break between Feb 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #15, #24, #29 and #54 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1931

Standard

Rpd1901·Blz1956

All-time high

1931

at best
May 2026 · age 25

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#40,770

#40,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
All-time peak 1931
at age 25
May 2026
2020
15th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1922
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
24th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1922
Jul 2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1910
Feb 2019
2018
6-month rising streak
+47 Elo
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Steven A Jones 2,184
2025 English Championships · Jul 2025 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
+13
1918 → 1931
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAlexandr Pereslavtsev2,040·2025 English Championships·R1·+13.5
2.[D]vsSteven A Jones2,184·2025 English Championships·R2·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOleg Verbytski1,998·2025 English Championships·R7·-7.6
2.[L]vsJames Merriman2,048·2025 English Championships·R3·-6.3
3.[L]vsThomas VilliersCM2,158·2025 English Championships·R4·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/6#9—+18.4
2025 English Championships
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/7#721901-4.8

Rankings

/
England
#649
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#30,086
in continent
World
#40,770
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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