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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Jacobs, John N
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
FM
Years
:
1964-2013
Number of games
:
99
Number of wins
:
47
Number of draws
:
27
Number of losses
:
25
White score
:
30½/49 (62.24% - Average Elo: 2266.5)
Black score
:
30/50 (60% - Average Elo: 2307.42)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Jacobs, John N (2290) - Odendahl, Steven M (2425), Dallas Pinfork op2, Dallas (E60) - 1996
Jacobs, John N (2290) - Karklins, Andrew (2335), Dallas Pinfork op4, Dallas (A46) - 1996
Jacobs, John N (2290) - Carlin, Alfred Blake (2235), Dallas Pinfork op4, Dallas (A49) - 1996
Frumkin, Edward A (2036) - Jacobs, John N (2300), New York Marshall CC-ch 90th, New York (A10) - 2006
Waxman, Marian (2033) - Jacobs, John N (2300), New York Marshall CC-ch 90th, New York (B52) - 2006
Cavallo, Michael - Jacobs, John N, US Open-68, Atlanta (B33) - 1967
Jacobs, John N - ? (46)
Karklins, Andrew (2/3)
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman (1/2)
Andrus, Ira (1/1)
Ardaman, Miles (0/1)
Avram, Herbert Mois (½/1)
Benko, Pal C (0/1)
Biyiasas, Peter (½/1)
Burger, Karl (½/1)
Calugar, Arthur (½/1)
Campbell, Matthew (1/1)
Carlin, Alfred Blake (1/1)
Carlson, Mats (½/1)
Clements, E (1/1)
Cunningham, Walter (0/1)
Eales, Richard G (1/1)
Erdei, Andras (1/1)
Grefe, John Alan (½/1)
Grinza, Andrea (1/1)
Hendrick, John Kristan (½/1)
Holloway, Nigel John (½/1)
Izoria, Zviad (0/1)
Jaradat, Shinam (1/1)
Langer, Mikhail (1/1)
Levy, Louis (0/1)
Li, Zhichao (½/1)
Martz, William E (½/1)
Odendahl, Steven M (1/1)
Palatnik, Semon (0/1)
Pavlovich, Alexsander B (½/1)
Pearson, Michael (1/1)
Perez de Aranda, Leonardo Ivan (1/1)
Pickard, Sid B (1/1)
Ree, Hans (½/1)
Regan, Kenneth (1/1)
Ristoja, Thomas W (0/1)
Rodriguez, Ruben (1/1)
Root, Douglas (0/1)
Rukavina, Josip (1/1)
Scott, William Monte (1/1)
Stetson, Robert R (1/1)
Stoutenborough, Ross (0/1)
Truesdel, L David (1/1)
Vano, Edward (0/1)
Vayserberg, Tatiana (1/1)
Weinstein, Norman (½/1)
Zalys, Ignas (1/1)
? - Jacobs, John N (48)
Kaplan, Julio P (1/2)
Tarjan, James Edward (1½/2)
Barnett, David (1/1)
Bick, John D (1/1)
Bingaman, Albert C (1/1)
Bonin, Jay R (0/1)
BYE (1/1)
Cavallo, Michael (1/1)
Christiansen, Larry Mark (1/1)
Commons, Kim S (½/1)
Coveyou, Robert (½/1)
Denker, Arnold Sheldon (0/1)
Dunham, Gordon (1/1)
Durao, Joaquim Manuel (1/1)
Ewell, Michael R (1/1)
Feinstein, Michael (½/1)
Fischer, Robert James (0/1)
Formanek, Edward W (½/1)
Frumkin, Edward A (1/1)
Gordon, Andrew (1/1)
Grefe, John Alan (1/1)
Grubbs, Steven M (1/1)
Guadalupe, Francisco II (½/1)
Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)
Hartwell, TC (1/1)
He, Tommy O (0/1)
Henley, Ron W (0/1)
Hook, William (1/1)
Ketchum, Richard (1/1)
Kudrin, Sergey (0/1)
Meyer, Eugene B (0/1)
Moradiabadi, Elshan (0/1)
Palatnik, Semon (0/1)
Popovych, Orest (0/1)
Poulsen, Allan (1/1)
Powell, Charles (½/1)
Riedel, Wolfgang (1/1)
Salazar, Aura Cristina (0/1)
Santanna, Paulo (1/1)
Shean, Robert (1/1)
Smith, Larry (1/1)
Trammell, George (0/1)
Valdez, A (½/1)
Waxman, Marian (1/1)
Weinberg, Aaron (1/1)
Weinberger, Tibor (½/1)
Weinstein, Norman (0/1)
Willis, David W (½/1)
Openings played as White (36)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/6 = 25%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2211
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
2470
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2055
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2657
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2023
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2299
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (44)
D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2354.5
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2495
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B58 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
2535
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
2535
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2033
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2036
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2565
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2214
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2202
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2055
Result:
0/1 = 0%