Simon Jacobs
ENG · FIDE ID 343440673 · 36 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1689
#1843 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1561
#3292 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
28%
3 W · 14 D · 19 L
Opp. avg
1913
Last 36 games
Last game
2026-08-02
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 94% of games (scores 19%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 10 of 10 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 8 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 19%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Drawish: 39% of games end in a draw.
Based on 36 over-the-board games (8 classical). 17 with White (21%), 19 with Black (34%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 16 | 19% |
| 1.c3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 33% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 8 | 19% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Dominik Swiatkowski (1848) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-01 | Kimingi Kimani (1917) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2025-12-31 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava (1589) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-30 | Advik Saxena (1806) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-29 | Michael Binks (1898) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-29 | Yashwardhan Shankar (1886) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-28 | Rasa Norinkeviciute (1904) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-08 | Chris Izod (1944) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Michael McDonagh (1947) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-05-31 | Rob Letton (1786) 3rd Cambridge International 2025 | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.