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Jacob, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 4610857· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Volker Jacob, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2001–2004), 17 months (2004–2005), 14 months (2008–2009), 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier. His peak of 2296 was reached at age 43 (Dec 2014).

Current rating

2132

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2188

All-time high

2296

−164 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 43

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2132
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2175 → returned at 2181
Mar 2020
2014
89th German 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2296
Dec 2014
All-time peak 2296
at age 43 · −164 from today
Dec 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
2223 → 2293
May 2013
2009
100 career games
at age 38
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2132 → 2132

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,400
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,128
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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10
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1400🇩🇪Jacob, Volker2,132
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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9128🇩🇪Jacob, Volker2,132
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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