Player profile

Jacob, Sydney J

Standard: 1813 Rapid: 1817 Blitz: 1907 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 419338 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1956 Age: 70
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 7 Wins: 4 (57%) Draws: 3 (43%) Losses: 0 (0%)
Dossier

7 of 7 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.9%
Opened d4: 3/3
Castled kingside: 4Same-side castling: 4Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 1Opposite-side castling: 1
Played on the kingside: 3Played in the center: 2Fianchettoed kingside: 1Played on the queenside: 1
Initiated exchanges: 6Kept the bishop pair: 5Sacrificed material: 5Backward pawn: 5Missed tactics: 3Space advantage: 3Active pieces: 2Played gambits: 2Accepted short draws: 1
Openings

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As White 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Byrne Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 4 games 2W 2D 0L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 29

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.04.08 · 16... Qd8 (−30.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jacob, Sydney J
Imam-Sadeque, Ali
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2025.04.08 · 15... Nh6 (−25.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jacob, Sydney J
Imam-Sadeque, Ali
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2025.04.12 · 40... Nf7 (−23.4% win chance) 0-1
Jacob, Sydney J
Perchard, Matthew
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2025.04.07 · 48... Rb2 (−18.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jacob, Sydney J
Laubscher, Anzel
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Games Showing all 7 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves