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JJ
Jacobs, Johannes
🇿🇦FIDE 534002634· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Johannes Jacobs, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1436. He has slipped back 138 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B), and 2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (B). His peak of 1585 was reached at age 15 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #74 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1436
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1585
−149 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15
Jul 2025 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#208,515
#208,515 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
74th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1585
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1585
at age 15 · −149 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1574 · at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-149
1585 → 1436
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
5/ 1926.3%
4W2D13L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #44 | 1879 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1522 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #29 | — | -42.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #12 | 1415 | -67.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,665
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,861
in continent
World
#208,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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