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JJ
Jacobsen, John
๐ซ๐ดFIDE 7288522ยท Maleยท Faroe Islandsยท Born in 1957
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John Jacobsen, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1887 โ just 5 short of his peak of 1892 (Dec 2024, age 67). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2015โ2017), 15 months (2021โ2023) and 13 months (2024โ2026). Recent appearances: 3. deild 2025-26 7-8 and 3. deild 2025-26 4-6. He reached #39 nationally in May 2011.
Current rating
1887
Standard
RpdโยทBlzโ
All-time high
1892
โ5 pts below
Dec 2024 ยท age 67
Dec 2024 ยท age 67
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#51,326
#51,326 ยท players worldwide ยท of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1810 โ 1892
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1892
at age 67 ยท โ5 from today
Dec 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1892 โ returned at 1889
Dec 2024
2023
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 ยท rated 1826
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1819 โ returned at 1821
Nov 2021
2020
6th 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 ยท rated 1853
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1892 โ 1887
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
0W2D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months โ tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1796 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1813 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#61
out of 201 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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