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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

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,643 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Danny Schmidt 1,998
38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier · Jun 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
+9
2123 → 2132
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/7#232168+9.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,406
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,119
in continent
World
#12,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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7
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