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Jacobs, Robert
🇬🇧FIDE 450049· Male· England· Born in 1962
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Robert Jacobs, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1920 — just 25 short of his peak of 1945 (Jan 2019, age 57). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050 and 3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Open. He took a 36-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1945
−25 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 57
Jan 2019 · age 57
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,323
#43,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2023
66th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1916
Jul 2023
2020
69th English 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1905
Oct 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1916
Jan 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Feb 2019
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1819 → 1945
Jan 2019
All-time peak 1945
at age 57 · −25 from today
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1941 → 1920
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
3W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew S J Fleming1,867·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R4·+8.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGerben Van Pel1,983·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R5·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 1872 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1837 | -14.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#697
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#31,954
in continent
World
#43,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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