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Brandon Jacobson
B Jacobson 
Photo courtesy fulaniskandar.blogspot.com 

Number of games in database: 516
Years covered: 2014 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2582 (2507 rapid, 2501 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2583
Overall record: +186 -131 =143 (56.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 56 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Slav (28) 
    D12 D11 D10
 Sicilian (24) 
    B90 B45 B76 B32 B31
 Reti System (19) 
    A06 A04 A05
 English (18) 
    A15 A17 A11 A13 A18
 Queen's Pawn Game (16) 
    E10 D05 A46 D02 A41
 Catalan (16) 
    E04 E06 E01
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (55) 
    B30 B69 B90 B31 B23
 King's Indian (21) 
    E94 E67 E73 E60 E92
 Queen's Gambit Declined (19) 
    D37 D30 D35 D36 D31
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C78 C72 C75 C65 C77
 Reti System (17) 
    A06 A04 A05
 Queen's Pawn Game (16) 
    D02 A45 E10 A50 D04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Jacobson vs Niemann, 2019 1-0
   B Jacobson vs D Eckert, 2021 1-0
   B Jacobson vs A Zapata, 2020 1-0
   B Jacobson vs A Gorovets, 2018 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Marshall FIDE Invitational (2015)
   Sunway Sitges Tiebreak K.O. (2023)
   CCCSA Holiday GM (2019)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2023)
   Grenke Chess Open (2025)
   US Junior Championship (2020)
   SPICE Cup Open (2024)
   Hastings Masters 2023/24 (2023)
   Reykjavik Open (2025)
   El Llobregat Open (2023)
   American Continental (2025)
   Fall Chess Classic (2022)
   Reykjavik Open (2023)
   Menorca Open (2025)
   Bay Area International Open (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 American Continental
   L P Supi vs B Jacobson (May-30-25) 1-0
   B Jacobson vs R Hungaski (May-29-25) 1-0
   M Perez Gormaz vs B Jacobson (May-28-25) 0-1
   B Jacobson vs L Quesada Perez (May-27-25) 0-1
   D Lima vs B Jacobson (May-26-25) 0-1

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BRANDON JACOBSON
(born Nov-14-2003, 21 years old) United States of America

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Grandmaster (2020).

Candidate Master (2014); FM (2017), IM (2018). North American U12 Champion 2014, North American U16 Champion 2017.

CM and FM titles were gained when he won the North American U12 and U16 titles in 2014 and 2017. Jacobson has three IM norms and became IM when his rating reached 2400 on 29 June 2018 in round two of the Philadelphia International when he defeated IM Gabriel Flom.

Wikipedia article: Brandon Jacobson

Last updated: 2021-06-26 16:07:04

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 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 516  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Viswanadha vs B Jacobson  1-042201424th North American OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
2. K Gulamali vs B Jacobson  1-059201424th North American OpenD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
3. B Jacobson vs A Kretchetov  0-135201424th North American OpenC76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
4. A Jacobson vs B Jacobson  1-0332015Marshall FIDE InvitationalC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
5. N Leve vs B Jacobson  0-1382015Marshall FIDE InvitationalC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. B Jacobson vs J Sena  1-0702015Marshall FIDE InvitationalD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. T Bryant vs B Jacobson  0-1492015Marshall FIDE InvitationalD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. B Jacobson vs R Taborsky  ½-½642015Marshall FIDE InvitationalA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
9. B Jacobson vs N Checa  ½-½862015US Chess League KOD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. B Jacobson vs K Bhatty  1-0662015Marshall FIDE InvitationalA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
11. Z Tanenbaum vs B Jacobson  0-1422015Marshall FIDE InvitationalC53 Giuoco Piano
12. O Bisiriyu-Salam vs B Jacobson  ½-½512015Marshall FIDE InvitationalD04 Queen's Pawn Game
13. B Jacobson vs L Rozman  1-0452015Marshall FIDE InvitationalD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. G Kacheishvili vs B Jacobson  1-024201644th Annual World OpenA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
15. A Kretchetov vs B Jacobson  1-061201644th Annual World OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
16. F Mandizha vs B Jacobson  1-0472016North Eastern Masters InvE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
17. M Panchanathan vs B Jacobson  1-0712016North Eastern Masters InvA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
18. B Jacobson vs A Gorti  0-1472016North Eastern Masters InvC17 French, Winawer, Advance
19. B Jacobson vs P Balakrishnan  0-1522016North Eastern Masters InvB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. B Jacobson vs M Rohde  1-01162016North Eastern Masters InvE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
21. D Brodsky vs B Jacobson  0-1502016North Eastern Masters InvB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
22. E Bogdan vs B Jacobson  0-1372016North Eastern Masters InvE83 King's Indian, Samisch
23. B Jacobson vs A Kumar  ½-½252016North Eastern Masters InvA09 Reti Opening
24. J Ashwin vs B Jacobson  1-0382016North Eastern Masters InvA48 King's Indian
25. B Jacobson vs N Chasin  1-0232016Edward Lasker Memorial 100thA00 Uncommon Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-25-18  Volcanus: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5913...
Jun-12-19  BIDMONFA: Brandon Jacobson

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Jan-02-25
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  ketchuplover: Beats Hikaru with 1.a4!
May-25-25  Gottschalk: GM Brandon Jacobson is leading the American Continental 2025 after 3 rounds.

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