Brandon Jacobson

Brandon Jacobson (born November 14, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster since 2020, an International Master since 2018 and a FIDE Master since 2017. He is the seventh U18 player in the United States and 54th U18 player in the world. He is ranked the 67th best player in the United States.[1][2] His highest rating was 2503 (in May 2019).[3]

Brandon Jacobson
Full nameBrandon Jacobson
CountryUSA
Born (2003-11-14) November 14, 2003
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (GM)
Years active2014 – present
FIDE rating2530 (December 2021)
Peak rating2514 (November 2021)

In January 2020, Jacobson won the 2020 Charlotte Open in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a score of 7.0/9, half a point ahead of GM Cemil Can Ali Marandi, GM Akshat Chandra, GM Andrew Tang, GM Ulvi Bajarani, and IM Aaron Grabinsky. He earned his final GM norm and a $3000 prize. [4]

Later in 2020, Jacobson participated in the 2020 US Junior Chess Championship. He ended the tournament with a 5.5 score and 4th in rankings.[5]

References
  1. Brandon Jacobson rating card at FIDE
  2. https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227689.pdf
  3. "Brandon Jacobson rating chart". FIDE.
  4. http://chessstream.com/Charlotte-Open/table.aspx#254/Championship/Championship-standing-after-round9.html 2020 Charlotte Open Standings
  5. "US Junior Championship". Chessgames.com.


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