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Jacutina, John Merill
FM🇵🇭INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 5217920· Male· Philippines· Born in 2000
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John Merill Jacutina, a 26-year-old Filipino FIDE Master, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays around 21 rated games per year and took a 20-month break between Jan 2023 and Oct 2024. His peak of 2333 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2019); he also reached Filipino #22 in Jan 2022.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 24) and CM in 2017 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2132·Blz2095
All-time high
2333
−260 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 19
Jan 2019 · age 19
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2073 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2149
Jan 2023
2022
Peak Filipino rank: #22
at age 22 · rated 2254
Jan 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
2079 → 2333
May 2019
1st Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2333
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2073 → 2073
Most-Played Opponents
vsIstraelito Rilloraza
🇵🇭PHI·2118
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsStephen Rome PangilinanFM
🇵🇭PHI·2193
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsChristopher Khalil Kis-ing
🇵🇭PHI·1936
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJeth Romy MoradoFM
🇵🇭PHI·2082
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsJan Emmanuel GarciaIM
🇵🇭PHI·2429
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
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Philippines
#92
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,619
in continent
World
#17,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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