CChessStats
Format
JJ

Jacobsen, John

🇫🇴

FIDEFIDE 7288522· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1957

Follow John JacobsenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

John Jacobsen, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1887 — 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 (2015–2017), 15 months (2021–2023) and 13 months (2024–2026). 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

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1892

−5 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 67

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#51,372

#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1810 → 1892
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1892
at age 67 · −5 from today
Dec 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1889
Dec 2024
2023
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1826
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1821
Nov 2021
2020
6th 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 · rated 1853
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-5
1892 → 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 — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. deild 2025-26 7-8
Round-Robin
Feb 20260.5/1#221796-2.0
3. deild 2025-26 4-6
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/1#201813-2.6

Rankings

/
Faroe Islands
#61
out of 200 players
Europe
#37,789
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Faroe Islands
1
🇫🇴Ziska, Helgi DamFollow Helgi Dam ZiskaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,542
2
🇫🇴Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftFollow Hogni Egilstoft NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,411
3
🇫🇴Nilssen, John ArniFollow John Arni NilssenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,331
4
🇫🇴Egilstoft, RogviFollow Rogvi EgilstoftTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,315
5
🇫🇴Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFollow Luitjen Akselsson ApolTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,305
6
🇫🇴Rodgaard, JohnFollow John RodgaardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,232
7
🇫🇴Simonsen, OlavurFollow Olavur SimonsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,220
8
🇫🇴Naes, Flovin TorFollow Flovin Tor NaesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,167
9
🇫🇴Andreasen, Joan HendrikFollow Joan Hendrik AndreasenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,166
10
🇫🇴Rasmussen, Rogvi W.Follow Rogvi W. RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,164
...
61🇫🇴Jacobsen, John1,887
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
37789🇫🇴Jacobsen, John1,887
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
51372🇫🇴Jacobsen, John1,887